Walkley v. Dukes

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Appellee Jerri Lynn Dukes sustained extensive soft tissue injuries to the upper left quadrant of her body when the automobile she was driving along a Catoosa County thoroughfare was struck by another vehicle whose driver, appellant Walkley, failed to yield the right-of-way at an intersection, as required by OCGA § 40-6-70 (a). Dukes sought $85,000 in damages for pain and suffering and loss of future earnings. At trial, Ms. Dukes’ treating physician, an orthopedist, testified by deposition that she had a ten percent permanent physical impairment of the left upper…