Wisdom v. Wilson

STEINFELD, Judge.

Automobiles driven on November 20, 1967, respectively by appellant, Mr. James K. Wisdom, and appellee, Judge Terill A. Wilson, collided at the intersection of Highways 90 and 127 in Clinton County. Judge Wilson sued Mr. Wisdom and obtained judgment for $7,336.50 from which Mr. Wisdom appeals. Several claims of error are assigned but we deem it necessary to consider only the one on which we reverse.

Prior to, and at the time of trial, Judge Wilson was the regular judge of the Clinton Circuit Court. On the 24th day of April 1968, the defendant below, by his counsel, filed an…