MATHIS v. COPELAND

52265.

139 Ga. App. 68 (1976)

228 S.E.2d 23

MATHIS v. COPELAND.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided June 15, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mullis, Reynolds, Marshall & Horne, W. Carl Reynolds, Gerald S. Mullis, for appellant.

Harris, Watkins, Taylor & Davis, David B. Higdon, for appellee.


WEBB, Judge.

Mathis was injured when the automobile in which he was a passenger collided with the one driven by Copeland. He sued and received a verdict of $600 for his injuries. The only issue on appeal is whether there was sufficient evidence for the jury to determine any damages as a result of loss of earnings.

The trial judge, who allowed unlimited direct examination of Mathis in an attempt to establish his earning capacity as a then unemployed but sometimes...

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