Miller v. Griffin

PEARSON, TILLMAN, Chief Judge.

The defendants appeal a final judgment entered subsequent to a directed verdict for the plaintiff on the issue of liability. The action was for personal injuries growing out of an automobile collision in which a truck owned by appellant-Firestone and driven by appellant-Miller struck the rear of plaintiff-appellee’s automobile. The defendants plead contributory negligence on the part of the plaintiff in making an unexpected stop. The trial judge directed the verdict on liability at the conclusion of all of the evidence.

*334An examination of the defendant-driver’s…