McCauley v. Thomas

McCULLOUGH, Judge.

Kelly Nicole McCauley ("plaintiff") appeals from the trial court's order granting a directed verdict in favor of Steven Eugene Thomas ("defendant") and intervenor Progressive Universal Insurance Company ("Progressive") upon finding that plaintiff was grossly contributorily negligent as a matter of law. We reverse.

I. Background

Plaintiff initiated this action against defendant on 4 October 2013 in Lee County Superior Court to recover for injuries she sustained in a single vehicle automobile accident allegedly caused by defendant's negligence. Specifically, plaintiff alleged…