Rayfield v. Farris

Phipps, Judge.

Amy Rayfield appeals from a jury verdict entered against her in this automobile collision case. Rayfield asserts that the trial court erroneously failed to instruct the jury on the doctrine of sudden emergency. We disagree and affirm.

The evidence showed that a Chevrolet Blazer driven by Rayfield struck the rear end of a pickup truck driven by Thomas Hughes, injuring Hughes’s passenger, Beulah Farris. Rayfield testified that she had been following the pickup truck for 15 to 20 minutes. Shortly before the collision, on a straight, flat section of roadway, Rayfield looked down to…