Taylor v. Roberson

Stolz, Judge.

In this companion case to Taylor v. Roberson, 127 Ga. App. 23, Mr. Taylor sued Mr. Roberson to recover medical expenses incurred, loss of earnings from his job, and loss of his wife’s consortium, resulting from the collision, at which time the plaintiff was a passenger in the vehicle driven by his wife, Mrs. Taylor. The plaintiff obtained verdict and judgment in the amount of $400. The trial judge overruled his motion for new trial on the ground of the inadequacy of the verdict, from which judgment the plaintiff appeals. Held:

"Where a party sues for specific damages he has the…