Hickox v. Erwin

The plaintiff brought suit in the Circuit Court of Richland County to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly resulting from an auto accident involving the defendant. A jury found for the defendant and the trial court entered judgment on that verdict. The plaintiff appeals from that judgment and argues that (1) the jury’s verdict was against the manifest weight of the evidence, (2) an instruction was improperly given to the jury over plaintiff’s objection, and (3) the trial court unduly restricted plaintiff’s cross-examination of a defense witness.

At about noon on October 14, 1972, an…