Melvin v. Loats

PITTMAN, Judge.

These appeals arise out of a tort action brought in the Jefferson Circuit Court by the plaintiff, Jimmie Wayne Loats, Jr., against the defendant, Jamie Shree Melvin, alleging that Loats had been injured in an automobile collision that was attributable to Melvin’s negligence or wantonness. The cause was tried to a jury on February 12 and February 13, 2008. At the close of all the evidence, the trial court determined that Melvin was entitled to a judgment as a matter of law (see generally Rule 50, Ala. R. Civ. P.) to the extent that Loats had alleged wantonness but that Loats was…