McCurry v. Painter

BIGGS, Judge.

On 17 December 1994 a car driven by Anita Shive Painter (defendant) and owned by her husband Mark T. Painter (collectively, defendants) struck a car operated by Carolyn McCurry (plaintiff). This appeal arises out of a civil negligence action brought as a result of that collision. The plaintiff filed suit against defendants on 15 March 1999, alleging that defendant’s negligence had caused the accident, and that the accident was a proximate cause of plaintiff’s injuries. Prior to trial, defendants stipulated to defendant’s negligence as the cause of the accident. However,…