VANDERPOOL v. RAKES


409 S.W.2d 163 (1966)

William Russell VANDERPOOL et al., Appellants, v. Neeley RAKES, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

December 2, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe G. Davis, Wesley Gilmer, Jr., Danville, for appellants.

James F. Clay, Sr., Danville, for appellee.


CULLEN, Commissioner.

The appeal is from a judgment awarding the appellee $8,392.30 for personal injuries and property damages sustained in a collision between the appellee's automobile and the appellants' truck. The appellants' contentions are that the appellee should have been held contributorily negligent as a matter of law, and that the amount of $8,000 awarded by the jury for pain and suffering is excessive.

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