Helton v. Reynolds

OPINION

GODDARD, Judge.

Harris Reynolds, Defendant-Appellant, appeals a $70,000 judgment rendered against him in favor of Sherry Helton, Ad-ministratrix of the estate of Tony Linn Helton, and Herbert H. Helton, Plaintiffs-Appellees, for the wrongful death of their son who was tragically drowned in an open pit located on the Defendant’s property.

The Appellant presents five issues which question (1) the Court’s charge to the jury relative to the Defendant’s gross negligence, (2) his failure to sustain a motion for directed verdict, (3) his charge to the jury as to damages, and his denial of the…