Lindsey v. Johnson

McCORD, Judge.

The defendants below, W. R. Lindsey, Terri Jean Lindsey, and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, appeal from the trial court’s order granting the plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial. We reverse.

The plaintiffs, David E. Johnson and his wife Mattie, brought suit against the defendants for damages allegedly arising out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on December 3,1975. On that day, at approximately 4 p. m., David Johnson was driving toward his residence on Highway 349 in Dixie County. He and his wife were in a Dodge pickup truck, which was pulling a *779boat and trailer. He…