Garnot v. Johnson

In this appeal in a motor vehicle collision case, we determine whether the trial court erred (1) in refusing to instruct the jury on an operator’s duty not to follow a motor vehicle more closely than is reasonable under the circumstances and (2) in granting a jury instruction on “sudden emergency.”

Michael B. Garnot sued David Scott Johnson to recover damages for personal injuries Garnot sustained when the automobile she was operating was struck from the rear by an automobile operated by Johnson. A jury returned a verdict in favor of Johnson, and the trial court entered judgment thereon.…