Ellard v. Harvey

Berry, Chief Justice:

This is an appeal by Richard Lee Ellard, Anna Catherine Ellard and Kathy Ann Ellard, who were plaintiffs in an action instituted in the Circuit Court of Jackson County to recover damages for personal injuries. The verdict of the jury and the judgment entered thereon were in favor of the plaintiffs and are attacked by them on the ground that the amount of damages awarded was inadequate.

On June 24, 1972, Richard Ellard, his wife, Anna Catherine Ellard, and their daughter, Kathy Ann Ellard, sustained personal injuries when a truck driven by Mr. Ellard, in which his wife and…