Lisa J. Washington v. Michael Bell

BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Michael Bell appeals from a judgment awarding Lisa J. Washington $23,125 in damages for bodily injuries and property damage that she sustained in an automobile accident during daylight hours on March 26, 1977, on U.S. Highway 65, near Redfield, Jefferson County, Arkansas. The accident occurred when the automobile driven by Bell moved into the passing lane to overtake a slower moving vehicle while Washington was in the process of passing Bell’s car. Bell’s movement into the passing lane forced Washington to swerve her car onto a loose gravel shoulder, where she lost…