THIGPEN v. POLITE

No. 86-32.

712 S.W.2d 910 (1986)

289 Ark. 514

Renee THIGPEN, Appellant, v. Glen Richard POLITE and Barbara Polite, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

July 21, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Eubanks & Associates by James Gerard Schulze and William Gary Holt, Little Rock, for appellant.

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, Little Rock, for appellees.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

Following a minor collision on an apartment parking lot, Renee Thigpen brought this suit for personal injuries and property damage against the other driver, Glen Polite, then 17, and his mother, who had signed his application for a driver's license. The jury returned a verdict for the defendants. In a motion for a new trial the plaintiff asserted that since the defendants admitted negligence and did not claim contributory negligence, the...

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