Cohens v. Atkins

ANDERSON, Judge:

This is a negligence action brought by Alphonso Cohens for damages sustained in an automobile accident. The jury awarded Cohens $3,700 in actual damages. On appeal, the defendant, Lonnie Atkins, contends the trial judge erred (1) in failing to charge the complete text of S.GCode Ann. § 56-5-1520(a) (1991) (articulating general rule on driving too fast for conditions) and (2) in excluding evidence that Cohens’s attorney referred him to a physician for additional medical treatment. We reverse and remand.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The accident occurred on Highway 378 in…