McDonald v. McGinnis

JONES, Justice.

Appellants, Sherley Verlon McDonald and Greer Brothers and Young, Inc., appeal from a judgment of the Fayette. Circuit Court, entered upon a jury verdict of $48,104.06 in favor of appellee, Evelyn Peters McGinnis. McDonald and Greer Brothers and Young contend that the verdict is excessive and rendered as a result of passion and prejudice.

This action arises from an automobile accident that occurred on July 23, 1964, on New Circle Road near its intersection with North Broadway in Lexington. Mrs. McGinnis was a passenger in an automobile owned and operated by her sister, Myrtle…