Gillingham v. Stephenson

This is an appeal by Darlene Gillingham and Carl Bumgardner, appellants/plaintiffs below (hereinafter referred to as Ms. Gill-ingham and Mr. Bumgardner), from an adverse jury verdict rendered in the Circuit Court of Ohio County. Ms. Gillingham and Mr. Bumgardner filed a negligence action against Albert H. Stephenson, appellee/de-fendant below (hereinafter referred to as Mr. Stephenson), as a result of injuries and damages sustained in an automobile aeci-dent. The action was bifurcated. The issue of liability was tried first. The jury returned a verdict finding no liability. Ms. Gillingham and…