Smith v. Babin

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

Appellants Barbara and Joseph Smith contend, in the main, that the trial court erred in denying their motion for new trial after the jury found in favor of appellee Brenda Babin in the Smiths’ lawsuit arising from an automobile collision that occurred on a highway in West Memphis, Arkansas. We disagree and affirm.

The Smiths assert that the trial court erred in failing to grant their motion for new trial because there was insufficient evidence to support the general jury verdict in favor of Mrs. Babin. Arkansas Rule of Civil Procedure 59(a) provides that a new…