CONSOLIDATED FURNITURE COMPANY v. KELLY

No. 13933.

369 S.W.2d 53 (1963)

CONSOLIDATED FURNITURE COMPANY, Inc., et al., Appellants, v. Marion Lee KELLY, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston.

Rehearing Denied June 27, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Kempers, Houston, John D. Richardson, Houston, of counsel, for appellant.

Richard H. Powell, Paul A. Tucker, Houston, for appellee.


COLEMAN, Justice.

This is a suit for damages for personal injuries growing out of a collision between an automobile driven by appellee and a truck owned by appellant. The case was tried before a jury which found appellant guilty of acts of negligence and gross negligence and found appellee guilty of acts of contributory negligence. The jury found in favor of appellee (plaintiff in the trial court) on certain issues establishing the "discovered peril" theory of recovery...

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