Faulk v. City of Tyler

DUNAGAN, Chief Justice.

This suit arose out of an automobile collision in which a police interceptor automobile belonging to the City of Tyler and being driven by one of its police officers in the performance of his duty as a policeman, collided with an automobile driven by John Robert Sandlin. As a result, for all practical purposes the police car was a total loss. The City of Tyler sued Sandlin’s estate for damages, alleging negligence on the part of Mr. Sandlin. Sandlin’s administrator pleaded contributory negligence as a defense.

On trial to a jury, it found that Mr. Sandlin was guilty of…