Scott v. Foley

Carolyn M. Foley, the plaintiff, filed a motion for judgment against Alberta T. Scott, the defendant, seeking to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff while a guest passenger in a vehicle operated by the defendant. A jury trial resulted in a verdict in favor of the plantiff in the sum of $18,000.00, which received the approval of the trial court.

The defendant was granted a writ of error which presents the crucial question of whether there was sufficient evidence establishing the defendant’s gross negligence to sustain the verdict of the jury.

The accident in which…