Brown v. Howell

Goolsby, Judge:

The appellant Henry Lee Brown appeals from a jury verdict rendered in favor of the respondent Michael E. Howell in a negligence action brought by Brown following a motor vehicle collision in an intersection. Brown argues the trial judge committed reversible error in denying his motion for directed verdict and in instructing the jury concerning unavoidable accident. We reverse and remand.

At the conclusion of the evidence, Brown moved for a directed verdict in his.favor. He contended the evidence admitted no other reasonable inference than that his injuries were proximately…