Taylor v. Culpepper

ETHRIDGE, Chief Justice:

William H. Taylor, appellant, brought this action in the Circuit Court of Harrison County against Joe Henry Culpepper, III, appellee, seeking damages for personal injuries resulting from an automobile collision. The circuit court gave a peremptory instruction for Taylor on liability, and the jury returned a verdict of $1,500. Taylor appealed, asserting that the amount of damages was wholly inadequate, and that the trial court erred in granting defendant a contributory or comparative negligence .instruction.

The automobiles of both parties were proceeding east on Pass…