Davis v. Sparkman

Referring to the parties as they appeared below, plaintiff, D. C. Sparkman, brought this suit to recover for personal injuries and property damage sus tained wlien his automobile was struck by a tractor-trailer driven by the defendant, Roy L. Davis, in the course and scope of bis employment by the defendant Dixie Portland Flour Mills. At the conclusion of all proof, the trial court sustained plaintiff’s motion for a directed verdict on the issue of liability, and submitted the cause to the jury on the issue of damages only. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff for $9,000.00 for personal…