Terrell v. Hamilton

Summary

This is a three-car rearend auto collision case in which the plaintiff, who coaches semipro football, suffered a badly fractured toe. It has not responded to conservative treatment, and his doctor has recommended surgery. The defense admits negligence, but the defense contests the severity of the injury and whether it was caused by the accident.

Outcome

Verdict for the Plaintiff for $7,000

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Terrell, Evan
Defense: Hamilton, Alexandria
Verdict: $7,000

Judge: Johnny Panos
Jurisdiction: State Court of Georgia, Dekalb County
Court: DeKalb County Courthouse

Case Number: 14A51260
Industry: Automotive
Practice Area: Negligence, Tort Law

Plaintiff

Terrell, Evan

Defense

Hamilton, Alexandria

Represented By:
Digumarthi, Hemanth (Sharon W. Ware and Associates)

Expert Witnesses

Axelrod, Dr. Bennett M.D.

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

18 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:15	Opening Statement	Slover, Sutton
00:13:14	Opening Statement	Digumarthi, Hemanth
00:24:59	Witness Direct Examination	Slover, Sutton	Terrell, Evan	In Person
00:41:26	General Case Activities
00:54:45	Witness Direct Examination	Slover, Sutton	Terrell, Evan	In Person
01:03:40	Witness Cross Examination	Digumarthi, Hemanth	Terrell, Evan	In Person
01:08:30	General Case Activities
01:26:40	Witness Cross Examination	Digumarthi, Hemanth	Terrell, Evan	In Person
01:54:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Slover, Sutton	Terrell, Evan	In Person
01:55:05	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Digumarthi, Hemanth	Terrell, Evan	In Person
01:57:26	Witness Direct Examination	Slover, Sutton	Karsch, Dr. Robert M.D.	Video Recording
02:14:45	Break
02:25:00	Witness Direct Examination	Digumarthi, Hemanth	Axelrod, Dr. Bennett M.D.	Video Recording
03:40:35	Witness Direct Examination	Digumarthi, Hemanth	Hamilton, Alexandria	In Person
03:43:17	Witness Cross Examination	Moore, Ross	Hamilton, Alexandria	In Person
03:50:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Digumarthi, Hemanth	Hamilton, Alexandria	In Person
03:54:45	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

JUN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Terrell v. Hamilton

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Digumarthi, Hemanth
00:49:05	Closing Statement	Slover, Sutton
01:06:30	General Case Activities
01:19:40	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:04	General Case Activities
		00:04:47	End of Session