Womack v. Burgess

Pope, Judge.

Plaintiff John Franklin Burgess filed a negligence action against defendant Wilma Annette Black Womack alleging he suffered injuries which exacerbated a pre-existing condition when defendant backed her vehicle out of a driveway onto the road and into the path of plaintiff’s vehicle, causing a collision. Judgment was entered on the jury verdict awarding plaintiff $30,000 and defendant appeals.

1. Plaintiff presented no evidence of medical bills incurred as a result of the accident but the trial judge allowed the jury to consider plaintiff’s claim for future medical expenses. In this…