Vaughn v. Pleasent

Blackburn, Judge.

William A. Vaughn, Jr., an Atlanta police officer, and his wife appeal the defense verdict entered in their action for personal injury and loss of consortium, asserting that the trial court erred in making various evidentiary determinations and in charging the jury on assumption of the risk.

On August 3, 1991, Officer Vaughn responded to an emergency call, turning on his siren, blue roof lights and flashing headlights. As Officer Vaughn headed south on Sylvan Road, approaching its intersection with Victory Drive, he noticed that the traffic light facing him was green and that…