Sutherland v. Davis

Opinion op the Court by

Van Sant, Commissioner

— Affirming.

Appellant, Mrs. Jimrose Elliott Sutherland, was severely and permanently injured when appellee Davis, driving the automobile in which she was a passenger, sideswiped another car, ran off the road, and crashed into a tree.

Appellant instituted this action in the Jefferson circuit court seeking damages for the injuries sustained and alleging that they were the direct result of negligence upon the part of appellee. By answer appellee denied the allegations of the petition and pleaded that appellant was guilty of contributory negligence,…