Morgan v. Brown

T. E. Brown sued J. E. Morgan for damages for personal injuries and property damage alleged to have resulted from the negligence of the defendant. The jury found for the plaintiff, and the defendant excepts to the overruling of his motion for a new trial.

Ground 1 of the motion complains of the following charge: “If you find he [defendant] was confronted with a sudden emergency and that he exercised the degree of care that you think he should have exercised under the circumstances at the time (and I charge you he is not held to the same strict rule of accountability as a normal person, but…