WILLIAMS v. HARVEY

In the Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided: May 17, 2021

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…