Sprayberry v. Blount

INZER, Presiding Justice, for the court.

This is an appeal by MFC Services and Quinton Sprayberry from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Covington County awarding appellee Marsha Marion Blount a judgment of $500,000 as damages for personal injuries. The injuries occurred when an automobile in which appellee was a passenger struck the rear of the tractor-trailer rig owned by MFC and driven by Sprayber-ry. We reverse and render.

Appellee was severely and permanently injured and David Blount, her husband, was killed when a 1966 Ford Fairlane automobile driven by David Blount struck the left rear…