Sharp v. Fagan

Smith, Judge.

Tony Fagan brought suit against Paul Sharp, seeking recovery of damages for injuries resulting from a collision in which Sharp’s pickup truck hit Fagan’s car from the rear. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Fagan for $15,000, and Sharp appeals.

1. Sharp contends the trial court erred in denying his challenge to Fagan’s exercise of jury strikes in a racially discriminatory manner. Sharp, who is white, asserts that Fagan, who is black, used all his jury strikes to remove white persons from the jury, in contravention of the principles set forth in Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U. S.…