Ikner v. Miller

This case arose out of the collision of two motor vehicles. Linda Miller and James Robert Peters brought an action for negligence and wantonness against Clinton Ikner. The parties waived their right to a jury trial. The court found for the plaintiffs on the wantonness count. It awarded Miller $50,000.00 and Peters $7,500.00.

Miller and Ikner, who were employed at the Scott Paper Company in Mobile, dated for about two and a half years prior to October 1979. When their romantic relationship ended they did not part company on amicable terms. Miller subsequently began dating Peters. On the morning…