Slaughter v. Barrett

The appellant and the appellee were involved in a traffic collision on College Avenue in Fayetteville. Slaughter, alleging that the damage to his car amounted to $157.33, brought this action for double damages and an attorney’s fee under Act 283 of 1957. Arle. Stat. Ann. § 75-918 (Repl. 1957). The trial court directed a verdict for the defendant on the ground that the plaintiff’s proof failed to show the difference in the value of his car before and after the- collision, that being the correct measure of damages. Whether the court was right in directing a verdict is the only issue before us.

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