Blanton v. Upchurch

This is an action brought by the appellant, Letcher Blanton, against the appellee, Will Gifford Upchurch, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the appellant by reason of the alleged negligence of the appellee in operating his automobile into the rear of an automobile in which the appellant was a passenger.

The complaint in substance charges the appellee with the following acts of negligence:

1. the defendant failed to reduce the speed of his automobile while approaching the automobile from the rear in which the plaintiff was a passenger;

2. the defendant failed to keep a proper…