Ripley v. Dozier Construction Co.

Appeal from a judgment in favor of defendant (appellee) upon a special issue verdict in a suit for compensatory damages for personal injuries and property damage sustained by plaintiff (appellant) as the result of an automobile wreck, alleged to have been caused by negligence of defendant in leaving unguarded a culvert in the public highway.

The sole question presented by the appeal is whether the verdict supports the judgment. Nine special issues were submitted to the jury; the first eight tendering primary negligence on defendant’s part; and two separate grounds of contributory negligence on…