WILLIAMS v. HARVEY

311 Ga. 439

FINAL COPY S20G1121. WILLIAMS v. HARVEY et al. MCMILLIAN, Justice. Rubin Harvey, while driving a dump truck in the course of his employment with Oxford Construction Company, collided with a tractor driven by Johnny Williams, causing severe injuries to Williams. After Oxford conceded liability in the ensuing lawsuit, the jury returned a general verdict for $18 million. The defendants appealed, and the Court of Appeals reversed, holding that, although the defendants did not make a contemporaneous objection, Williams’s counsel made an improper and prejudicial statement in closing…