Dixon v. Davis

Kelly Davis, Cynthia Vick, and Misty Bailey filed a civil action against James Dixon in the Jefferson County Circuit Court. In their complaint, the plaintiffs alleged that on May 18, 1998, Dixon negligently or wantonly caused his pickup truck to collide with an automobile driven by Davis and in which Vick and Bailey were passengers.1 Following a trial on September 27, 2000, the jury returned a general verdict in favor of Dixon, and the trial court entered a judgment in his favor. On October 25, 2000, Davis, Vick, and Bailey filed a motion for a new trial; the trial court granted that motion…