Connally v. Culver

WILLIAMS, Justice.

Drue A. Connally, Jr., was injured and Joe H. Culver was killed when a pickup truck occupied by the two left the highway on a curve near Joaquin, Texas, and crashed into a tree. In this suit by Con-nally, Jr., joined by his parents, recovery was sought for resulting injuries. Gaines Culver in his legal capacity as representative of the estate of his father, together with the deceased’s other children, were named defendants. Connally, Jr., was between nineteen and twenty years of age at the. time of the accident. The pick-up belonged to Culver. The accident occurred at night…