Samples v. Greene

Marshall, Judge.

This appeal was taken from a $23,400 jury verdict and judgment against Ms. Samples, defendant below, in favor of the plaintiff Joel Greene, a two-year-old child, arising out of an intersection collision occurring in Jesup, Georgia.

The two cars involved in the collision, one driven by Ms. Samples and the other by Joel’s mother, Mrs. Greene, collided at an intersection controlled by a malfunctioning traffic light which contributed to driver confusion on the part of both drivers. There was other evidence that both drivers were aware the light had not been working properly, that…