City of Troy v. McLendon

GOODWYN, Justice.

This is a personal injury case. The defendant, City of Troy, brings this appeal from a judgment rendered on a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff (A). The question presented is whether there was an entire change of parties defendant, thereby bringing about a discontinuance. The trial court held that there was not, and we agree.

Stated succinctly, the case is this:

A, an employee of the City, was injured when B’s automobile ran into a steel cable being placed by the City’s employees across a street. This caused the cable to strike A, resulting in the injuries complained of. A…