Brant v. Rhinehart

By Judge John J. McGrath

Ibis case is before the Court upon die Plaintiffs Motion to Set Aside the Verdict rendered in Plaintiff s favor as being contrary to the law and weight of die evidence.

I. Background Facts

The facts in this case are relatively simple. The Plaintiff is die widow and Administrator of the estate of Bennie J. Brant Mr. Brant was working on a road construction crew cm May 17, 1994, when a 53,000 pound dump truck backed into him, knocked him to the ground, and dragged him for some distance below the frame of the trade before being stopped by onlookers. Miraculously, die…