Norris v. Presley

HEFLIN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered by the Circuit Court of Covington County. The appellant-plaintiff Norris sought recovery in a negligence action against the appellees-defendants for injuries received when the car he was driving struck the rear-end of a pulpwood truck parked partially on the roadway. The trial was before a jury which returned a verdict for the appellees-defendants. After judgment was entered, the appellant-plaintiff filed a motion for a new trial which, after a hearing, was overruled. Hence the appeal.

The facts giving rise to this appeal are not…