Clark v. Cotten

DIES, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff below, Orville Clark, appeals from a take nothing judgment in a personal injury suit resulting from an automobile-truck collision. The defendants below were Cecil Earl Cotten, the driver of the pickup, and its owner, the driver’s father Joe S. Cotten. The father, Joe S. Cotten, was granted an instructed verdict, of which there is no complaint on appeal; so, the parties will be referred to herein as they were below, with Cecil Earl Cotten referred to as defendant.

During the trial, plaintiff attempted to introduce evidence from a State Trooper, which was excluded…