Little v. Pate

This is a negligence action arising from an automobile accident.

The question presented is whether the Circuit Court abused its discretion in granting a new trial.

The accident occurred at the intersection of Highways 157 and 101 in Lawrence County, Alabama. At this intersection Highway 157 runs generally northwest and southeast. Highway 101 runs generally north and south. For the purposes of this opinion, and for simplicity, we will consider this a north-south, east-west intersection.

Sadie Pate, one of the plaintiffs, was a passenger in a car driven by Geneva Graham. The defendant, Lynn…