Davenport v. Robinson

Bell, Presiding Judge.

For a verdict to have been reached on the trial of the case, either for the plaintiff or for the defendant, the first essential detail the jury had to bring to a conclusion was the issue on liability. Liability in this case rested solely on the jury’s determination as to who was at fault in this rear-end automobile collision. The issue was raised by the pleadings and there is in the record at least some evidence addressed to the problem.

The extract from the charge of the court of which the plaintiff complains bears directly on the issue of liability. The extract is a…