Hall ex rel. Hall v. Boykin

PATTERSON, Justice:

This is an appeal by the plaintiff below from an adverse judgment in the Circuit Court of Rankin County. The case, which arose from an automobile collision, involves two trials. The first resulted in a joint and several judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $9,000 against one Jessie Wynn and the appellee. The appellee filed a motion for a new trial which was sustained by the circuit court. Wynn did not move for a new trial and the judgment became final as to him.

On retrial against the appellee, she being the sole defendant, the jury returned a verdict for the defendant.…