Adams v. Parker

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

The appellant, Troy L. Adams, and the appellee, Roger Kelly Mayo, who were high school students at the time, were involved in a car accident in which both were injured. Mayo and his mother filed suit against Adams and his mother seeking $61,875 for loss of income, loss of a college scholarship, disability, medical expenses, pain and suffering, and property damage. The case was tried before a jury which returned a verdict in Mayo’s favor, fixing his damages at $200.00. The trial judge found there was an error in the assessment of damages and granted Mayo’s motion…