Reese v. Brown

1. Where the plaintiff has closed his evidence and has failed to make out a prima facie case and the defendant submits no evidence and does not close his case, a nonsuit and not a directed verdict is proper. McCaskey Cash Register Co. v. Bank of Villa Rica, 58 Ga. App. 676 (3) (199 S. E. 828).

2. The action was for damages arising out of a collision between a vehicle owned by the plaintiff and a vehicle owned by the defendant father and operated by the defendant son. The plaintiff testified in part: “Several days after the accident I had a meeting with Mr. Bamie Brown, the owner of the truck…