Evans v. Briley

Moses M. Evans brought this action for damages against Linwood F. Briley 1 and James W. Harris for personal injuries alleged to have resulted from a collision between an automobile operated by Briley, in which Evans was riding as a passenger, and one operated by Harris. In a jury trial, at the conclusion of the presentation of evidence for Evans, the trial court granted the motions of the defendants to strike the evidence and entered summary judgment for Briley and Harris on January 9, 1979. We granted Evans an appeal limited to the question whether the trial court erred in striking his…