Thomas v. Newsome

McCAIN, Judge.

Defendant, Alonzo L. Thomas, appeals a final judgment entered on a jury verdict for the plaintiff, Claude Newsome. We reverse.

Plaintiff, defendant, and two other men went on a fishing trip ' using defendant’s car and pulling a boat and trailer. The group arrived at their destination, launched the boat, and fished for several hours, after which they returned in the boat to the launching ramp. Plaintiff and the two other men moved the trailer into position on the ramp by hand and then loaded the boat. Defendant backed his car down the ramp and plaintiff and his companions…