Edwards v. Hardy

LEWIS, Judge.

On 25 October 1995, defendants filed a motion for a new trial on the grounds that the amount of a workers’ compensation lien was misrepresented by plaintiff to the court and jury. On 20 November 1995, following a hearing, Judge Parker entered an order denying defendants’ motion for a new trial and entered judgment on the jury verdict in the amount of $100,000. Defendants appeal.

On 15 May 1991, defendant Phyllis Fletcher Hardy, was driving a car owned by her husband, defendant James Calvin Hardy, on Broad Street in Edenton, North Carolina. At approximately 7:48 a.m., defendant had…