Covington v. Sawyer

This case is before us on the appeal of plaintiff-appellant, Donna M. Covington, Executrix of the Estate of Virginia Ann Price, from a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County directing a verdict for plaintiff on the issue of liability and rendering judgment on a jury verdict awarding damages to plaintiff in the amount of $1,052. This amount was substantially less than the amount plaintiff prayed for in her complaint and plaintiff appeals.

The evidence shows that, on August 23, 1978, Virginia Price, the decedent, was either stopped or moving at a very slow rate of speed at the…