Lane v. Cloninger

DENTON, Chief Justice.

This suit was instituted by Mrs. Odie Lane against L. R. Cloninger and wife for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been suffered by Mrs. Lane when the automobile in which she was a passenger was struck from the rear by the Clon-inger automobile. At the conclusion of all the evidence the trial court instructed a verdict for the defendants.

The collision occurred when both cars involved were proceeding in a funeral procession in Amarillo, Texas. Mrs. Lane was a passenger in the front seat of Mrs. Sanders’ automobile. It was followed by the defendants’ automobile…