Brooks v. Purvis

CARLTON, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Keith Brooks and Sandra Brooks sued Victor Purvis in the Perry County Circuit Court for injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A jury returned a verdict awarding Keith zero damages and awarding Sandra $75,000 in damages. The Brookses now appeal. Finding no error, we affirm the judgment of the circuit court.

FACTS

¶ 2. On October 29, 2001, two vehicles driven by Keith and Purvis collided on Sand Ridge Road, a one-lane road in Beaumont, Mississippi. Keith’s wife, Sandra, was riding in the passenger seat of Keith’s automobile at the time of the accident. The…