Wanda Holloway, et vir. v. Joe L. Farley, et al.
Venue: Circuit Court of Stone County, Missouri
Date: January 12-14, 2005
Defendant's Attorneys: Warford B. Johnson III & Stephen H. Snead of Wallace, Saunders, Austin, Brown & Enochs, Chtd.
Facts: Accident occured in predawn hours on a gravel country road in Stone County, Missouri. Plaintiff was traveling to work and claimed Defendant, coming the other direction, crossed the center of the gravel road on a curve and collided with Plaintiff. Defendant claims he saw Plaintiff coming and pulled as far to the right as he was able and came to a stop. When Plaintiff saw Defendant's vehicle, she applied her brakes and skidded across the center of the road and collided with Defendant.
Claimed Injuries: Right ankle injuries, herniated disc at L4-5 requiring two surgeries, lost wages and loss of consortium
Damages: $22,000.00 in medical and approx. $3,000.00 in lost wages
Plaintiff's Experts: Gary DeShazo, D.O. (Las Vegas, NV) and David Paff, M.D. (Springfield, MO)
Defendant's Experts: None
Demonstrative Evidence: Police Report and pictures of accident at the scene
Last Demand: $90,000.00
Last Offer: $15,000.00
Verdict: Defendant
Jury Deliberation: 30 minutes