Meade v. Belcher

The plaintiff, Blumie Belcher, was awarded a jury verdict in the sum of $100,000.00 against the defendants, Emmett L. Meade and Noel M. Walker, Jr., for personal injuries allegedly sustained in an automobile accident. Final judgment was entered on the verdict, and the defendants were granted writs of error.

The difficult questions on appeal involve the medical aspect of the case, i.e., whether the accident caused the later amputation of Mrs. Belcher’s right leg and whether an old X ray taken of Mrs. Belcher should have been admitted into evidence. There are, however, two preliminary questions…