Oliver v. Harvey

The plaintiff, Jessie M. Oliver, recovered a judgment against the defendant, Delno Rae Harvey, in a suit arising out of an automobile accident. The jury awarded $6,040 to the plaintiff and $1,000 to the defendant. It found that the plaintiff had been 42 percent negligent and the defendant had been 58 percent negligent; the awards were reduced accordingly. The plaintiff appeals. We affirm.

The plaintiff, Oliver, argues on appeal that she was entitled to a directed verdict on the issue of the defendant's negligence and that the jury erroneously was instructed on the "deception doctrine." She…