Hughes v. Carter

In this motor vehicle accident case the only questions raised on appeal relate to the instructions of the trial court on the matter of damages. It is first contended that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury to disregard the medical testimony connecting the pneumonia suffered by the female appellee with the accident, on the ground that it was insufficient.

When Dr. Smith, the attending physician, was called by the plaintiffs, his testimony was not very positive. He testified that she had no evidence of pneumonia when she was treated and x-rayed at the hospital the night of…