JERRY GRAMLING and MELBA GRAMLING

vs.

GENE S. KERLEY

Liability Facts:  :56 year old previously medically disabled man was a passenger in a fishing boat being operated by his son-in-law late at night on Lake Allatoona in Cherokee County, Georgia. The two were trolling at approx. 10-15 mph with the boat’s navigation lights in operation when a 34 foot cruising vessel being operated by the Defendant approached them from the rear at a high rate of speed. The Defendant’s vessel struck the stern of the fishing boat, traveling up over its port side, thereby striking Mr. Gramling in the back of his head and left rear torso of his body rendering him unconscious. The Defendant subsequently refused to voluntarily submit to a state mandated blood/urine chemical analysis test for alcohol requested by Ga. Department of Natural Resources.

Injury:  Multiple contusions, left shoulder sprain, aggravation of pre-existing cervical and lumbar degenerative disc disease.

Medical Expert:  N/A

Medical Expenses: $ 5,164.75

Lost Wages:  None, Plaintiff was previously disabled due to coronary artery disease,  a stroke, and severe arthritis

Settlement:  Case settled with State Farm prior to filing suit for $47,000.00

Attorney: Ronald F. Chalker, Falanga & Chalker