Britton v. Doehring

BLOODWORTH, Justice.

On original submission this case was assigned to another justice of this court. It was recently re-assigned to the writer.

This is an appeal from a $5,000 judgment for plaintiff based upon a jury verdict against the defendants on a wanton count in passenger’s suit arising out of an automobile collision.

The primary issues presented are: whether appellant Leonard Jackson’s request for the affirmative charge on the wanton count . was properly refused; whether appellant James Britton’s motion for new trial grounded on the insufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict was…