STANDARD MOTOR COMPANY v. BLOOD

No. 14301.

380 S.W.2d 651 (1964)

STANDARD MOTOR COMPANY, Ltd., Appellant, v. Charles BLOOD, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston.

Rehearing Denied July 9, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fulbright, Crooker, Freeman, Bates & Jaworski, S. G. Kolius, Thomas A. Brown, Jr., Houston, for appellant.

Robert V. Light, Little Rock, Ark., W. W. Watkins, Curtiss Brown, W. James Kronzer, Houston, Hill, Brown, Kronzer, Abraham, Watkins & Steely, Houston, Smith, Williams, Friday & Bowen, Little Rock, Ark., of counsel, for appellee.


COLEMAN, Justice.

This is a suit seeking damages for personal injuries. Appellee was injured while riding as a passenger in a new automobile purchased by the driver from a dealer in the State of Arkansas. Appellant, the manufacturer of Triumph automobiles, is domiciled in England. Appellee's contention that a defect in the car's braking system was a proximate cause of the accident was supported by the verdict of the jury and a judgment was rendered in his favor in...

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