T. H. Epperson & Son, Inc. v. Robinson

George Rose Smith, Justice.

This is an action by the appellee for personal injuries sustained in a collision on Highway 11. The plaintiff was driving north when she met the defendants’ truck and trailer, traveling south at about 40 miles an hour and transporting a house 24 feet 5 inches wide. The plaintiff’s car was struck by the oncoming house at a point on the plaintiff’s side of the road, the roadway being only 22 feet 6 inches wide. The jury awarded the plaintiff $20,000. We need not detail the testimony, which was amply sufficient to support the verdict.

The complaint was based only on…