Bratschi v. Ray

HAWKINS, Justice,

for the Court:

Appellee Larry Ray (herein Ray) secured a jury verdict and judgment for $40,000 in the Circuit Court of Coahoma County against appellants Jerry Bratschi and his employer South Central Bell Telephone Company (herein Bratschi and Bell) for personal injuries received as a result of the alleged negligence of Bratschi. From this judgment appellants have appealed with several assignments of error.

Addressing the first and most serious issue, the sufficiency of the evidence to make this a jury case, or to justify a jury verdict, our appellate authority requires us to…