Hill v. Sherwood

The plaintiffs, Oscar Hill and Irma Hill, filed this personal injury action in the Circuit Court of Marengo County against the defendants, Gary Sherwood (as a co-employee of Oscar Hill) and Robert Jones Construction Company. After a trial, the jury found for the defendants. The plaintiffs appeal from the trial judge's denial of their motion for a new trial. We affirm.

As one of the grounds for their motion, the plaintiffs stated as follows:

"That [Sherwood's defense counsel] in his closing argument to the jury stated as follows: `That a judgment againt Gary Sherwood would hurt his career and…