Case ID: ark_255/html/0500-01.html
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Author: {"author": "Conley Byrd, Justice.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Elaine WARREN, A Minor, and William C. WARREN v. Betty HAYES
    73-138
    500 S.W. 2d 923
    Opinion delivered November 13, 1973
    
      Cockrill, Laser, McGehee, Sharp ir Boswell, for appellants.
    
      Howell, Price, Howell ir Barron, for appellee.
   Conley Byrd, Justice.

Late in the afternoon of the day before trial of this rear end automobile collision case appellants Elaine Warren, a minor, and William C. Warren amended their general denial answer to plead contributory negligence. Over objections of appellee Betty Hayes and notwithstanding a motion for a continuance, the case was tried to a jury resulting in a $1,000 personal injury verdict. The trial court granted appellee a new trial. We cannot say that the trial court abused its discretion under the circumstances.

Affirmed.