Department of Transportation v. Mikell

Blackburn, Judge.

The Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) and three of its employees, Jerry Dubberly, Shell Hartley, and Shelton Anderson, appeal from a jury verdict in favor of Carolyn Mikell and Betty Burch in Mikell and Burch’s suit for negligence and wrongful death. After their father was killed when his vehicle was struck by a logging truck, Mikell and Burch sued the DOT and the three named employees for negligently designing and maintaining the intersection where the collision occurred. On appeal, the DOT and its employees contend that their motions for j.n.o.v. and new trial…