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ÔÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÑ  ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ€ÑÑ7€V[XXdìdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÑ  Ñò ò›Þ ÞÌDARRELL€TURNER,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àSumner€CircuitÌà àPlaintiff/Appellant,à àà àà à)à àNo.€€14772„CÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)ÌVS.à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àAppeal€No.ÌÙ€!ÙœßR€*,%A1-j|úÙ` ç `€€@ÿRß›BRIAN€W.€SKELLY,à àà àà à)à à01A01„9708„CV„00376Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àDefendant/Appellee.à àà àà à)ÌÌÌà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àMIDDLE€SECTION€AT€NASHVILLEÌÌà@ àAPPEAL€FROM€CIRCUIT€COURT€OF€SUMNER€COUNTYÌà@ àAT€GALLATIN,€TENNESSEEÌÌà@ àHONORABLE€THOMAS€GOODALL,€JUDGEÌó óÌÌÌÌÌNEWTON€S.€HOLIDAY,€BPR€#12990Ì208€Third€Avenue,€NorthÌFifth€FloorÌNashville,€TN€37201ÌATTORNEY€FOR€PLAINTIFF/APPELLANTÌÌC.€L.€ROGERS,€BPR€#4240Ì119€Court€SquareÌGallatin,€TN€37066ÌATTORNEY€FOR€DEFENDANT/APPELLEEÌÌÌÓ  ÓÔ€¼Ôò òAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDED.ÌÌÓ  Óó óÔ€XÔÌà àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODDÌà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGEÌò òÌÌDARRELL€TURNER,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àSumner€CircuitÌà àPlaintiff/Appellant,à àà àà à)à àNo.€€14772„CÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)ÌVS.à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àAppeal€No.ÌBRIAN€W.€SKELLY,à àà àà à)à à01A01„9708„CV„00376Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àDefendant/Appellee.à àà àà à)ÌÓÓó óÌà@ àòòò òÔ€„ÔO€P€I€N€I€O€NÔ€XÔóóó óÌÓ  Óà àThe€plaintiff,€Darrell€Turner,€has€appealed€from€a€jury€verdict€and€judgment€dismissingÏhis€suit€against€the€defendant,€Brian€W.€Skelly€for€personal€injuries€sustained€when€the€rightÏrear€view€mirror€of€a€pick„up€truck€operated€by€defendant,€Brian€w.€Skelly,€struck€plaintiffððsÏleft€elbow€as€he€walked€on€the€right€edge€of€the€road€at€8:30€p.m.€after€dark.ÌÌà àPlaintiff€presents€the€following€issue€for€review:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ` ÒÓÓI.à àWhether€the€Trial€Court€erred€in€itððs€failure€to€act€as€aÏthirtieth€œ(sic)€juror›€and€set€aside€the€jury€verdict€that€held€thatÏplaintiff€was€75%€negligent€and€defendant€was€25%Ïnegligent€when€the€juryððs€verdict€was€contrary€to€the€weightÏof€the€evidence?à àÌÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÓÓ.Ìà àPlaintiff€testified€that,€prior€to€his€injury,€he€was€walking€to€his€auntððs€house€when€he€œÏaccepted›€a€ride€in€a€vehicle€operated€by€Wanda€Perry€and€occupied€œby›€œErline›€Duncan€andÏStephanie€œJenkins;€that,€when›€they€arrived€at€the€intersection€of€State€Route€25€and€WestÍEastland€Avenue,€plaintiff€announced€that€he€had€changed€his€mind€and€would€get€out€andÏwalk€home;€that€he€alighted€from€the€vehicle€and€began€walking€eastward€on€the€right€(south)Ïside€of€West€Eastland;€that€West€Eastland€has€no€sidewalks;€that€the€north€œshoulder€is€veryÏnarrow,€and€the€south€shoulder›€is€occupied€by€ð ðbushesðð€which€require€a€pedestrian€to€walk€onÏthe€edge€of€the€paved€roadway.€€œ(By›€walking€on€his€right€side€of€the€roadway,€plaintiff€was€notÏfacing€the€eastbound€traffic€which€approached€from€his€œrear.)›€€Plaintiff€further€testified€that,Ïwhen€he€was€about€12€to€15€feet€from€the€intersection,€he€glanced€back€and€saw€headlights;Ïthat€something€hit€him€and€propelled€him€into€the€bushes;€and€that€it€developed€that€the€rightÏrear€view€mirror€of€defendantððs€truck€had€struck€œhis›€left€œelbow.›ÌÌà àThe€only€contradiction€in€the€evidence€relates€to€the€speed€of€the€vehicle€whose€mirrorÏstruck€plaintiffððs€elbow.ÌÌà àDefendant,€Skelly,€testified€that€he€was€traveling€south€on€State€Route€235,€intending€toÏturn€east€on€West€Eastland;€that€immediately€north€of€the€intersection€of€State€Route€25€andÏwest€Eastland,€State€Route€25€has€a€sharp,€90€degree€curve,€so€that€it€was€necessary€forÏdefendant€to€negotiate€a€90€degree€right€turn€on€State€Route€25€and,€immediately€thereafter,€toÏnegotiate€a€90€degree€left€turn€into€West€Eastland;€that€defendant€reduced€his€momentum€toÏabout€20€miles€per€hour€because€of€the€two€sharp€turns€and€vehicles€parked€on€the€pavedÏportion€of€West€Eastland;€that,€while€moving€at€the€same€speed,€he€passed€some€bushesÏoverhanging€the€right€edge€of€the€pavement€at€which€time€he€heard€the€noise€of€a€bump€whichÏhe€assumed€to€be€the€result€of€his€mirror€striking€part€of€the€bushes;€that€he€did€not€see€the€manÏwhose€elbow€was€injured.ÌÌà àThe€investigating€officer€testified€that€it€was€dark€at€the€time€of€the€accident;€that€heÏfound€no€witness€at€the€scene€who€stated€that€defendant€was€speeding;€that€there€was€no€roomÏto€walk€on€the€south€shoulder€of€the€road€because€of€bushes;€and€that€there€was€a€narrowÏshoulder€on€the€north€side€of€the€road€where€there€were€no€bushes.ÌÌà àShannon€Hughes€testified€that€he€was€driving€west€on€West€Eastland€approaching€theÏintersection€of€State€Route€25€when€he€met€and€passed€defendant,€but€he€did€not€see€plaintiffÏwalking€on€or€near€the€south€edge€of€the€pavement.ÌÌà àRicky€and€Bobby€Freeman€occupied€a€vehicle€which€was€following€the€Wanda€PerryÏvehicle.€€They€testified€that€they€saw€plaintiff€alight€from€the€Perry€car€and€proceed€downÏEastland€Avenue€on€the€right€shoulder€near€the€bushes€and€that€defendant€was€traveling€at€aÏð ðhigh€rate€of€speedðð€as€œit›€turned€onto€West€Eastland.ÌÌà àShannon€Hughes€testified€that€he€saw€defendantððs€truck€turn€onto€West€EastlandÏAvenue€€ð ðdriving€well€over€the€speed€limitðð€which€he€said€was€ð ðtwenty€or€thirtyðð€and€thatÏdefendant€was€going€ð ðforty€to€fiftyðð.ÌÌà àThe€witness,€Erlita€Duncan,€a€passenger€in€the€Perry€car€with€plaintiff,€testified€withoutÏcontradiction,€that€plaintiff€could€have€ð ðwalked€on€the€yard€side€of€the€shrubberyðð€to€avoidÏwalking€in€the€roadway.ÌÌà àThe€jury€found€that€75%€of€the€cause€of€the€plaintiffððs€injury€was€the€negligence€ofÏplaintiff€and€25%€of€the€cause€of€plaintiffððs€injury€was€the€negligence€of€defendant.€€The€TrialÍJudge€entered€a€final€order€dismissing€plaintiffððs€suit€and€overruled€plaintiffððs€motions€underÏRule€50.02€and€59.06.ÌÌà àPlaintiff€does€not€argue€against€the€application€of€the€rule€of€comparable€fault€but€insistsÏthat€the€allocation€of€75%€fault€to€plaintiff€was€ð ðcontrary€to€the€weight€of€the€evidence.ððÌÌà àT.C.A.€ðð€55„8„136€provides:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ` ÒÓÓà àò ò55„8„136.€€Drivers€to€exercise€due€careó ó.€„ÏNotwithstanding€the€foregoing€provisions€of€this€chapter,Ïevery€driver€of€a€vehicle€shall€exercise€due€care€to€avoidÏcolliding€with€any€pedestrian€upon€any€roadway,€and€shallÏgive€warning€by€sounding€the€horn€when€necessary,€andÏshall€exercise€proper€precaution€upon€observing€any€child€orÏany€confused€or€incapacitated€person€upon€a€roadway.€€[ActsÏ1955,€ch.€329,€ðð€35;€T.C.A.,€Ìðð€59„836.]ÌÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÓÓÌà àT.C.A.€55„8„137€provides:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ` ÒÓÓà àò ò55„8„137.€€Pedestrians€to€use€right€half€ofÏcrosswalkó ó.€„€Pedestrians€shall€move,€wheneverÏpracticable,€upon€the€right€half€of€crosswalks.€[Acts€1955,Ïch.€329,€ðð€36;€T.C.A.,€ðð€59„837.]ÌÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÓÓÌà àT.C.A.€55„8„138€provides:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ` ÒÓÓà àò ò55„8„138.€€€€€€Pedestrians€on€roadwaysó ó.€„€(a)ÏWhere€sidewalks€are€provided,€it€is€unlawful€for€anyÏpedestrian€to€walk€along€and€upon€an€adjacent€roadway.ÌÌà à(b)€Where€sidewalks€are€not€provided,€anyÏpedestrian€walking€along€and€upon€a€highway€shall,€whenÏpracticable,€walk€only€on€the€left€side€of€the€roadway€or€itsÏshoulder€facing€traffic€which€may€approach€from€theÏopposite€direction.ÌÌà àœ(c)›€A€violation€of€this€section€is€a€Class€CÏmisdemeanor.€[Acts€1955,€ch.€329,€ðð€37;€T.C.A.,€ðð€59„838;ÏActs€1989,€ch.€591,€ðð€113.]€€ÌÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÓÓÌà àGenerally,€the€issue€of€whether€a€pedestrian€is€guilty€of€proximate€causal€negligence€byÏwalking€on€the€paved€portion€of€a€highway,€and/or€on€the€right€side€or€shoulder€is€a€œfact›Ïquestion€for€the€jury,€unless€the€undisputed€fact€creates€a€question€of€law€for€the€Court.€€TheÏœdisputed›€fact€(speed)€presented€a€question€of€credibility€which€was€decided€by€the€jury€with€theÏconcurrence€of€the€Trial€Judge.ÌÌà àThe€factual€finding€of€a€jury€will€not€be€set€aside€on€appeal€unless€there€is€no€materialÏevidence€to€support€it.€€TRAP€Rule€13(d),€òòPullen€v.€Textronóó,€Tenn.€App.€1992,€845€S.W.2dÏ777.ÌÌà àThis€Court€finds€no€basis€for€reversing€the€finding€of€the€jury€and€œtrial›€œjudge›€as€toÏcredibility,€preponderance€of€the€evidence€or€degree€of€fault.ÌÌà àSo€long€as€a€plaintiffððs€negligence€remains€less€than€the€defendantððs€negligence,€theÏplaintiff€may€recover,€but€in€such€event€the€plaintiffððs€recovery€must€be€reduced€in€proportionÏto€the€total€negligence€attributed€to€the€plaintiff.€€òòMcIntyre€v.€Balentineóó,€Tenn.€1992,€833ÏS.W.2d€52,€57.ÌÌà àA€necessary€corollary€to€the€foregoing€authority€is€that,€when€the€percentage€of€faultÏattributed€to€plaintiff€is€50€or€more,€no€damages€can€be€awarded€to€plaintiff.ÌÌÌÌà àThe€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€is€affirmed.€€Costs€of€this€appeal€are€adjudged€againstÏthe€plaintiff„appellant.€€The€cause€is€remanded€to€the€Trial€Court€for€necessary€furtherÏprocedure.ÌÌÓ  ÓÓÓò òÔ€¼ÔAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÔ€XÔ.ó óÌÓ  ÓÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌà àà àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODDÌà àà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONÌÌÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌòòÌÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óó€€€€€€ÌSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEÌòòÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌà à