Lindsay v. Gibbons and Reed

CALLISTER, Chief Justice:

Plaintiff initiated this action, as administrator of his wife’s estate for her wrongful death, and on behalf of himself for personal injuries and property damage sustained in a motor vehicle collision. Defendant moved for a directed verdict at the close of the evidence offered by plaintiff, Rule 50(a), U.R.C.P.; the trial court granted the motion, rendered judgment for the defendant, and discharged the jury. The trial court subsequently denied plaintiff’s motion to amend the judgment or for a new trial; plaintiff appeals.

On September 11, 1965, at approximately eight…