Benton v. Davis

Lewis, Justice.

The plaintiff brought this action to recover for injuries sustained in an automobile collision. A jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendants and plaintiff has appealed. The plaintiff alleges that the trial judge erred (1) in the denial of his motion for a directed verdict, (2) in rulings relative to the claim for damages, and (3) in certain portions of the charge to the jury.

The plaintiff, a minor, 19 years of age at the time, was injured on the afternoon of February 7, 1964, while riding as a passenger in a Volkswagen automobile owned by the defendant Herman Webster…