Joseph M. Ernst and William J. Donovan, Jr. v. T. L. James & Company, Inc.

286 F.2d 174, 1961 U.S. App. LEXIS 5350

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Decided: February 9, 1961
• Docket: 18535_1
• Status: Published

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

The district judge directed a verdict for the defendant, the appellee here, in an action for damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiffs, the appellants here, when their automobile failed to negotiate a highway curve and ran into a bulldozer parked off the highway. The principles stated by this Court in McClendon v. T. L. James & Company, Inc., 5 Cir., 1956, 231 F.2d 802, are controlling here. See also Thompson v. City of Houma, 5 Cir., 1935, 76 F.2d 793. The judgment of the district court is

Affirmed.