Yellow Cab Co. of Birmingham v. Cotney

HOLMES, Judge.

This is a case concerning an automobile accident.

The plaintiff sued the defendants for injuries he received in an automobile accident. A jury trial was held and plaintiff was awarded the sum of $5,125. From that judgment defendants, through able and distinguished counsel, appeal.

The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the jury’s verdict is against the great weight and preponderance of the evidence.

At the outset, we note that all favorable presumptions are afforded the correctness of jury verdicts and such verdicts will not be disturbed on appeal unless clearly divergent from…