Russell Const. Co. v. Ponder

MURRAY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court of Jefferson County, Texas, in favor of appellees, O. C. Ponder and wife, against appellant, L. C. Russell, doing business as Russell Construction Company, for damages arising out of the death of their minor son, growing out of a collision between a truck owned by appellant and a bicycle being operated by the deceased, James Hilton Ponder, the son of the appellees.

On May 30, 1943, James Hilton Ponder was riding a bicycle on Jefferson Avenue, in the town of Groves, Jefferson County, Texas. He was then 14 years old. While…