Thomas v. Jones

WELBORN, Commissioner.

Action for $50,000 damages for personal injuries sustained in automobile collision. At trial on issue of damages only, jury returned verdict for plaintiff for $7,000.00. Plaintiff’s motion for new trial was overruled and she has appealed.

Plaintiff Lois Wood Thomas was injured on September 29, 1962, when the automobile, in which she was a passenger, driven by her husband, collided with a vehicle operated by defendant. Plaintiff’s husband died at the scene of the accident. Prior to the filing of the present action, plaintiff’s action for the wrongful death of her husband…