Sanders v. Georgia-Pacific Corp.

Wilson, Justice:

In this negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff, Allen M. Sanders, appeals from an order of the Circuit Court of Mingo County setting aside a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff against both defendants, Georgia-Pacific Corporation and Rupert Sturgill, in the total sum of $50,000.00.

In setting the verdict aside, the trial court ruled that it had erred in failing to grant Georgia-Pacific’s motions for a directed verdict made both at the close of the plaintiff’s evidence and at the close of all the evidence. It further ruled that such error…