Sansone v. St. Louis County

GARY M. GAERTNER, Judge.

Appellant, St. Louis County, appeals from an order of the Circuit Court of St. Louis County granting respondent’s, Barbara Sansone’s 1 motion for a new trial on *17the issue of damages in this action for personal injuries. We affirm in part and reverse and remand for a new trial in part.

In the early morning hours of July 20, 1988, co-respondent, Sheila Andrew,2 was driving her automobile in the eastbound lanes of Highway 40 near the Balias Road exit. Andrew testified that the road was wet and she was travelling approximately 40 to 45 miles per hour. Shortly after passing…