Brown v. Barnes

Birdsong, Judge.

This case involves an automobile collision which occurred when the appellee’s vehicle ran a stop sign which the appellee contended she did not see because the sign was hidden from her view by a large truck parked at the roadside. The jury returned a verdict for the appellee, who was the defendant below. The plaintiff Johnny D. Brown appeals. Held:

1. Appellant Brown contends the trial court erred in denying her motion for directed verdict and motion for jnov, because the appellee’s failure to stop at the stop sign constituted negligence per se, as a violation of law for which…