CHRISTOPHER SCOTT and JILL SCOTT v. SHELLEY SPEARS, Defendant-Respondent.

Christopher Scott (Scott) was a passenger in a bass boat driven by his uncle when it collided with a power boat driven by Shelley Spears. Scott’s uncle was killed, and Scott was injured. Scott and his wife (hereinafter referred to as Plaintiffs) brought the underlying lawsuit against Spears (hereinafter referred to as Defendant) seeking damages for her alleged negligent operation of the power boat. The case was tried to a jury, and the jury found in favor of Defendant. Plaintiffs filed a motion for new trial. The only ground asserted in the motion was that the jury’s verdict was against the…