CLAXTON v. LEE

No. A97A1755.

494 S.E.2d 80 (1997)

229 Ga. App. 357

CLAXTON et al. v. LEE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

November 13, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Newton, Smith, Durden, Kaufold & Smith, Wilson R. Smith, Vidalia, for appellants.

W. McMillian Walker, Dublin, Ronda E. Hobby, for appellee.


HAROLD R. BANKE, Senior Appellate Judge.

In this negligence case, Alton B. Lee, Jr. sued Edward Claxton, Bobby Claxton, and Larry Claxton individually and as partners in Claxton Trucking Company and their employee, Jimmy D. Beckworth (collectively the "Claxtons," unless otherwise noted). The jury awarded Lee $269,750 in damages. The Claxtons enumerate four errors on appeal.

This case arose after Beckworth, who was driving one of the Claxtons' tractor-trailer...

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