Gethers v. Bailey

Cureton, Judge:

The primary issue in this case is the failure of the trial court to charge the life expectancy tables in a negligence case. Linda Gethers injured her foot in an automobile accident when Leroy Bailey, now deceased, ran a stop sign. The trial court directed a verdict against the. respondents on liability. The jury returned a verdict for Gethers for $6,000 actual damages. She appeals the refusal of the trial judge to charge the life expectancy tables and his denial of her new trial nisi additur motion. We find the trial court erred in failing to charge the tables. We reverse and…