Falconer v. Adams

OPINION

BRYNER, Justice.

Karla Taylor-Welch was driving a vehicle that rear-ended a stopped vehicle driven by Charlie Falconer; Falconer sued Taylor-Welch and a third driver, Donald Adams, who had allegedly forced Falconer to stop. A jury, finding Adams not negligent and Taylor-Welch and Falconer both partially negligent, awarded Falconer damages against Taylor-Welch. The trial court granted Falconer a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) on the issue of his own negligence, denied him attorney’s fees against Adams, and entered a final judgment reducing the net award of damages by the…