Delta Cotton Oil Co. v. Elliott

Appellee, Elliott, brought this action in the circuit court of Hinds county against appellant, Delta Cotton Oil Company, to recover damages for an injury received by him as the result of a collision between his automobile, driven by himself, and an automobile belonging to the oil company, driven by its servant Trammell, and alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the latter. There was a verdict and judgment for Elliott in the sum of $8,500; from which the oil company appeals.

The questions are whether the court erred in refusing to direct a verdict in favor of the oil company, and in…