MITCHELL v. JOHNSON

1921647.

641 So.2d 238 (1994)

Ruth P. MITCHELL v. Martha A. JOHNSON.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied April 22, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nickolas J. Steles of Almon, McAlister, Ashe, Baccus & Tanner, Tuscumbia, for appellant.

Frank B. Potts of Potts & Young, Florence, for appellee.


INGRAM, Justice.

Martha A. Johnson sued Ruth P. Mitchell for damages for personal injuries sustained by Johnson when their automobiles collided. Mitchell raised the sudden emergency doctrine as a defense. The jury found for Mitchell. The trial judge granted Johnson's motion for a new trial, and Mitchell appealed. The dispositive issue is whether the sudden emergency doctrine is applicable to the facts of this case, and, if so, whether the trial court erred in granting...

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