David H. Gardner v. Fred Marvin Dorsey Book Reviews

David H. Gardner v. Fred Marvin Dorsey by Supreme Court of Alabama Book Summary

This is an automobile negligence case. The plaintiff, David H. Gardner, was a passenger in a car driven by Paul Miller which collided with a car driven by Fred Marvin Dorsey. Gardner sued both Dorsey and Miller for wantonness and simple negligence. The jury found in favor of defendant Dorsey against Gardner on both the wantonness and simple negligence counts. The jury found in favor of defendant Miller against Gardner on the wantonness count but in favor of Gardner against Miller on the simple negligence count and awarded him $500. The trial Judge granted Gardner an additur against Miller and denied Gardner's motion for a judgment n.o.v. against Dorsey. Gardner at first appealed both judgments but later dropped the appeal against Miller. This is the appeal against Dorsey. We reverse and remand for a new trial. Gardner argues four issues. First, the trial Judge should not have granted Dorsey's requested instructions to the effect that the jury could not find for the plaintiff against Dorsey under the negligence count of the complaint if they were reasonably satisfied that the injury to the plaintiff was caused in part by the negligence of Miller. Second, the Court erroneously instructed the jury that any negligence on the part of Miller was imputable to Gardner so as to bar Gardner from recovery against Dorsey on the ground of contributory negligence. Third, a rehabilitation counselor who was assisting Gardner establish a rehabilitation program should have been allowed to testify as to his opinion on Gardner's diminished earning capacity. Finally, the verdict was against the preponderance of the evidence.

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