Garner v. Sam S. Bevard & Sons

Appellant obtained a judgment for $2,551 in his action against appellee for personal injuries. Not satisfied with the amount of his judgment, appellant seeks a new trial because of claimed errors of the trial judge limiting the jury in its award of damages for medical expenses and loss of earnings.

Appellant, a Metro bus driver, was in his stopped bus when it was struck by appel-lee’s truck travelling at a speed of 50 or 55 miles an hour and unable to stop because of faulty brakes. The force of the impact drove the bus sideways 15 or 20 feet. Appellant was thrown against the side window of the…