Benson v. Tucker

Shulman, Presiding Judge.

Harold Benson and his son Joel, by next friend Sue Benson (his mother), brought suit for damages resulting from injuries inflicted to 8-year-old Joel’s face by a dog owned by appellee Veal and being kept on the premises of appellee Tucker. The jury awarded Harold Benson $4,902 and awarded Joel Benson $5,098. Contending that the verdict was inadequate, Joel Benson brings this appeal.

1. The first enumeration concerns the trial court’s charge on comparative negligence. Appellant offers three different reasons why the charge was incorrect. However, only one of those…