Perkins v. Delaney

Opinion

W.G. ARNOT, III, Chief Justice.

This case stems from an automobile accident that occurred on the shoulder of the highway. Jeffrey Perkins sued John Delaney as a result of that accident. The jury found both parties negligent, assessing Perkins’s comparative negligence at 60 percent and Delaney’s at 40 percent. Accordingly, the trial court rendered a take-nothing judgment against Perkins. We affirm.

Perkins presents two issues on appeal. In the first issue, he contends that the trial court abused its discretion by prohibiting evidence regarding Delaney’s illegal con duct and violation of a…