Hicks Building and Equipment Company v. Buice

The opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals is reported in 369 S.W.2d 624.

Respondent, Buice, sued petitioner, Hicks, and the driver of Hicks’ pickup, Fritzie, for damages resulting from an automobile collision at a street intersection. The jury exonerated both parties to the collision of negligent acts and conduct proximately causing the collision, and found that the collision was the result of an unavoidable accident. A trial court judgment that the plaintiff take nothing was entered on the verdict.

In answer to special issue No. 3 the jury found that the defendant, Fritzie, did not fail to…