Davenport v. Yawn

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

This personal injury action arises out of a collision between an automobile owned and driven by Amy Lee Davenport and a truck owned by Wall Timber Products, Inc. and driven by its employee, Vance Yawn. Following trial, a jury returned a verdict against plaintiffs Mrs. Davenport and her husband, William Davenport, finding that defendants Yawn and his employer were not liable for the collision. The Davenports now appeal from the trial court’s denial of their motion for a new trial, claiming: (1) that the trial court erred in allowing defense counsel to make statements…