Harper v. GFA Transportation Co.

ADAMS, Justice.

This is an appeal by Donna Harper (Harper) from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Covington County entered on a jury verdict rendered in favor of defendant GFA Transportation Company (GFA) on a suit seeking damages for personal injuries.

Harper presents three issues for our review.

1. Did the trial court err in charging the jury on subsequent contributory negligence?

2. Did the trial court err in allowing the defense counsel to argue in final summation that defendant Jackson was being sued individually when the defendant had failed to inform the plaintiff of the existence or…