Legal Opinion

Golson v. Butts

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided August 10, 1977No. Civ. 1097PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WRIGHT, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from judgment for defendant in an action in tort arising out of an automobile collision.

The primary issue on appeal appears to be that the court erred in refusing to give, at the request of plaintiff, the following written charge:

“(3) The court charges the jury that if you are reasonably satisfied from the evidence that Lisa Golson was not on any mission for Carl Golson, the owner of the automobile, then plaintiffs are entitled to a verdict in their favor even if Lisa Gol-son was contributorily negligent.”

We find no error in refusing the charge for…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. W. T. Ratliff Company, Inc. v. PurvisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
  2. Windsor v. General Motors Acceptance CorporationSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
  3. Whetstone v. CaudleCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1975

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Ebens v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988
  2. Ex Parte PaceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1977

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