Taylor v. DeKalb County
Taylor v. DeKalb County; State Court of DeKalb County
Civil Action File No. 06A50694-7
Defense Verdict: December, 2009
Though the police officer testified that he was traveling "around the speed limit," there was expert testimony from both Plaintiff and defense experts that the police officer may have been traveling 3 to 5 miles above the speed limit. This evidence authorized the judge to charge the jury that the police officer was guilty of negligence per se.
Nevertheless, DeKalb County argued successfully that the sole proximate cause of the collision was the negligence of Robert Lamar. Specifically, we argued that Mr. Lamar was impaired from drinking all night, that he failed field sobriety testing, and that he recklessly turned in front of the police officer who had the right of way. The jury found in favor of DeKalb County.
Civil Action File No. 06A50694-7
Defense Verdict: December, 2009
Though the police officer testified that he was traveling "around the speed limit," there was expert testimony from both Plaintiff and defense experts that the police officer may have been traveling 3 to 5 miles above the speed limit. This evidence authorized the judge to charge the jury that the police officer was guilty of negligence per se.
Nevertheless, DeKalb County argued successfully that the sole proximate cause of the collision was the negligence of Robert Lamar. Specifically, we argued that Mr. Lamar was impaired from drinking all night, that he failed field sobriety testing, and that he recklessly turned in front of the police officer who had the right of way. The jury found in favor of DeKalb County.