Crum v. McGhee

BLOODWORTH, Justice.

This case was assigned to another justice on original submission. It has been reassigned to the writer for preparation of an opinion for the court.

Defendants appeal from a judgment for plaintiff and from a judgment overruling their motion for new trial.

The complaint claims $50,000 damages for personal injuries arising out of a collision on May 25, 1970 on Gates Road, a public highway in Lowndes County, between plaintiff’s 1968 Chevrolet pickup truck and defendant Crum’s International tractor truck and trailer being driven by his employee, defendant Armstrong. The complaint…