Clark's Adm'x v. Rucker

MILLIKEN, Justice.

This case presents the question whether a judgment for the death of a passenger against the operators of two trucks involved in a collison, which was predicated on a finding of negligence on the part of each operator, is res judicata of the issue of negligence in an action by the operators against each other.

Appellant, Helen M. Clark, as admin-istratrix of the estate of her husband, Joe E. Clark, had recovered a judgment for $12,'500 against the appellee, Fulton Rucker, for the death of her husband caused by injuries in a collision between his truck and that of Rucker.…