Dallas County Court Awards $4,540 in Rear-End Collision
One driver was rear-ended by another vehicle while driving in Dallas County. The driver who was rear-ended sued for negligent operation and vicarious liability. The defendants failed to respond, resulting in a default judgment on liability. The case proceeded as an insurance subrogation claim for property damage to the plaintiff's truck.
Case Information Updated: October 2025
Case Outcome
- Outcome
- Verdict-Plaintiff
- Amount
- $4,540
- County
- Dallas County, TX
- Resolved
- 2017
Injury & Accident Details
- Injury Type
- Other
- Accident Type
- Rear-end
- Case Type
- Motor Vehicle Negligence
Case Overview
In August 2015, a plaintiff was driving a pickup truck in Dallas County when a defendant driving a separate vehicle rear-ended it. The plaintiff subsequently sued the driver for negligent operation and the vehicle's owner for vicarious liability and negligent entrustment. The plaintiff alleged the driver was unlicensed and unfit to operate the vehicle at the time of the collision.
Both defendants failed to respond to the plaintiff's pleadings, leading the court to issue a default judgment on liability against them. The plaintiff and an insurance carrier then pursued a subrogation claim for property damages. The plaintiff sought to recover $4,540 for repairs to the damaged 2011 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck. The court ultimately awarded the plaintiff $4,540 in damages and decreed that the insurance carrier was a party in interest, able to execute on the judgment for that amount.
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