Pressley v. Holley

OPINION

BREWSTER, Justice.

This was a suit for damages for personal injuries. Following a trial by jury, the plaintiffs, Chester O. Holley and Sherry Goolsby, were awarded a judgment for damages against the defendant, Willis E. Pressley, and this appeal is by the defendant from that decree.

Upon the occasion in question a car being driven by the defendant, Pressley, hit a curb, struck a light post and then turned over, causing personal injuries to the two plaintiffs who were also occupants of the car.

The jury verdict established that upon the occasion in question the defendant, Pressley, was…