Fettson v. James

PRESIDING JUSTICE COUSINS

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants, Katie L. James and Liberty School Bus Company, were found liable for negligence in a suit involving an automobile accident, whereupon a jury awarded damages of $25,000 to plaintiff. On appeal, defendants seek a new trial, arguing that: (1) the trial court erred by refusing to allow evidence that would have shown that plaintiffs claim for loss of income was exaggerated and implausible, including evidence or questioning of plaintiffs (a) income from tax returns for years prior and subsequent to the year of the accident, (b)…