Rustin v. Cook

OPINION

BIRDSALL, Chief Judge.

The plaintiff/appellee, Dora Lee Rustin, was injured on February 10, 1979, when the automobile she was driving was struck from behind by one driven by the defendant/appellant, Ellis Harrison Cook. At the time, the appellee’s vehicle was stopped in obedience to a traffic signal. The appellant had been drinking from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and was intoxicated. The collision occurred shortly after 10 p.m.

The appellee’s principal injury was a strained cervical and lumbosacral spine. Her injuries caused her to lose some time at work. She was a laborer at the Duval Mine. The…