Brooks v. Friedman

OPINION

RATLIFF, Senior Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Defendant-Appellant Charles . Brooks ("Brooks") appeals from a jury verdict against him and in favor of Plaintiff Appel-lee Gregory Friedman ("Friedman") in a personal injury action.

We reverse and remand.

ISSUES

We find one issue to be dispositive of this appeal; however, we address Brooks' additional issues because of the likelihood that they will arise again in the event of a retrial of the action.

I. Whether the trial court committed reversible error by refusing to instruct the jury on the doctrine of sudden emer-geney.

II. Whether the trial…