Harris v. Meadows

This case involves a claim for damages for injuries resulting from an automobile collision.

First Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama, is a five-lane street consisting of two east-bound lanes, two west-bound lanes and a center turn lane.

The plaintiff, Carol P. Harris, was driving east in the far right lane, and the defendant, Dora Stubbs Meadows, was in the center lane facing west, preparing to turn left. As Harris neared Meadows, Meadows began to turn in front of Harris. Harris testified that she blew her horn, applied her brakes, and "moved over to the right a little bit." Meadows's vehicle…