Holden v. Dye

This is a negligence case arising out of an automobile collision. Appellants, plaintiffs below, having suffered an adverse jury verdict, moved for a new trial on the ground that the verdict was contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence. The motion was denied and plaintiffs now seek reversal of the order denying a new trial.

The facts underlying this action are brief. Appellant had been parked in the middle of the block on Pace Boulevard one-hundred-fifty feet south of Blount Street in Pensacola. At this point, Pace was a four-lane artery, two going in each direction. Appellant drove off…