Dorrell v. Moore

BILLINGS, Judge.

Trial on plaintiff’s petition for personal injuries and defendant’s counterclaim for property damages, arising from the collision of two vehicles, resulted in a Mexican stand-off with the jury returning verdicts against both claimants. Defendant’s after trial motion renewing his motions for directed verdicts was overruled but the trial court granted plaintiff’s motion for new trial. Intentional misconduct of defendant’s attorney and the verdict being against the weight of the evidence were the reasons assigned by the court for new trial. We affirm.

The collision occurred on…