Taylor v. Silva

OPINION

By the Court,

Baxter, J.:

John and Ruth Taylor appeal from a judgment in favor of respondents, William Silva, Kelly Hiatt, and A & K Earth-movers, and from an order denying their motion for a judgment notwithstanding verdict or a new trial. We agree with the Taylors that the judgment must be reversed and the case remanded for a new trial on the ground that the jury exhibited a manifest disregard for the jury instructions.

This litigation stems, from an accident that occurred in Fal-lon, Nevada, on October 1, 1975. Mrs. Taylor was driving eastbound on Williams Street, following an…