Booth v. Hackney

This case arises out of an automobile-motorcycle accident which occurred July 1, 1971 on a highway north of Basin, Wyoming. It is admitted that Dr. Frederick Pierce Booth, a dentist, was driving a pickup truck which collided with a motorcycle, causing the death of John Randy Barnett and another youth, both of whom were on the motorcycle.

In a suit for damages, brought by the administrator of the Barnett estate,1 the defendant, Dr. Booth, admitted liability. The issue with respect to the amount of damages was tried before a jury of 12. The jury assessed damages in the total sum of $105,000.…