Philco Distributors, Inc. v. Herron

BRADY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Mississippi, wherein the appellee was awarded a verdict of $40,000 against appellants for personal injuries. The pertinent facts tersely stated are as follows:

On October 17, 1964, at approximately 9:30 a. m. on a clear, dry, sunny day the appellee was proceeding in an easterly direction in the south lane of U. S. Highway ’90. This highway is a four-lane highway with two main travel lanes in each drive and two accessory lanes to the right of each •drive. There is a left turn on each drive at the…