MILLS v. NICHOLS

No. 54672.

467 So.2d 924 (1985)

James R. MILLS and Shirley Mills v. Hugh NICHOLS, d/b/a Hugh Nichols Trucking Company.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 10, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Booth Farese, Farese, Farese & Farese, Ashland, for appellants.

William C. Murphree, Mitchell, McNutt, Bush, Lagrone & Sams, Tupelo, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, P.J., and SULLIVAN and ANDERSON, JJ.


SULLIVAN, Justice, for the Court:

I.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict awarding Hugh Nichols, d/b/a Hugh Nichols Trucking Company, $1,000, and finding no liability to James and Shirley Mills for injuries and damages resulting from an April 7, 1979, collision between James Mills' car and a Nichols tractor-trailer driven by employee L.Q. Cooksley. On appeal, the Mills contend that the trial court erred in:

1. Not declaring the truck driver an adverse...

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