Rhodes v. Bernard

John A. Fogleman, Justice.

Appellee recovered j.ugment in a wrongful death action against appellants in the sum of $10,000 for the benefit of the estate of Rosemary J. Bernard, his late wife, and $125,000 for the benefit of her next of kin. Appellants argued that the trial court erroneously refused to direct a verdict for the defendants, that the verdict was such a shocking injustice that they were entitled to a. new trial and that the verdict was excessive.

The action arose from a motor vehicle collision which occurred on June 4, 1968, at a point about four miles east of Vilonia on U. S.…