Edith Gorby, Guardian of the Person and Estate of Dennis L. Gorby and Edith Gorby, Individually v. Schneider Tank Lines, Inc.

PELL, Circuit Judge.

Dennis Gorby was severely injured when defendant-appellant’s semi-tanker truck collided with his vehicle at an Indiana highway intersection in the late evening of October 5, 1977. Gorby’s wife, acting individually and in her capacity as guardian of her husband’s person and estate, brought this diversity action seeking compensation for her loss of consortium and for her husband’s personal injuries. The case was tried to a jury, which found against appellant and awarded appellee a total of $1,820,000. Appellant now raises four issues on appeal, each of which it claims merits…