Midwest Buslines, Inc. v. Johnson

Tom Glaze, Justice.

Appellants, Midwest Buslines, Inc. (Midwest) and Kenneth Glosemeyer, appeal from a jury verdict awarding appellee $500.00 compensatory and $1,100.00 punitive damages. The verdict resulted from appellee’s claim that, as a passenger on Midwest’s bus, he was wrongfully ejected by Midwest’s driver, Glosemeyer. For reversal, appellants contend the trial court erred by (1) failing to grant a judgment n.o.v. as to both the compensatory and punitive damages and (2) failing to declare a mistrial for remarks made by appellee’s counsel during closing argument.

First, appellants claim…