Morehead v. Doe

GOOLSBY, Judge:

Leca Morehead brings this action against John Doe, alleging she was injured as a result of a near collision between a vehicle operated by her husband and one operated by John Doe, an unknown driver. The trial court, following a bench trial, granted Morehead judgment against John Doe on the threshold question of whether Morehead, under all the circumstances, reported the accident to an appropriate police authority within a reasonable time after the accident’s occurrence. Doe appeals. We reverse.

On July 21,1989, while Morehead was riding as a passenger and traveling through the…