Cochran v. Watson

Peggy Busby Watson and her son, John Watson II, sued Roy Thomas Cochran and the City of Saraland, contending that Cochran, a police office for the City of Saraland, had negligently and/or wantonly operated his police vehicle and that his negligence and/or wantonness had resulted in a collision with Watson's automobile wherein Watson and her son sustained injuries. A jury awarded Peggy Watson damages in the amount of $145,000 in past damages and an additional $30,000 in future damages. The jury awarded John Watson II $5,000. The court entered a judgment on that verdict. We affirm.

The City of…