Huckstep v. Richards

This case involves a wrongful death action brought by plaintiff Jacqueline Huck-step against defendant Doyle Allen Richards. Plaintiff’s six-year-old daughter Michelle Hanner was killed when she was struck by a school bus driven by defendant. The case was tried before a jury which rendered a verdict of $20,000 in plaintiff’s favor. The verdict was reduced to judgment, and this appeal followed.

Since defendant’s appeal questions the sufficiency of the evidence submitted to the jury, we set out the evidence most favorable to plaintiff, keeping in mind that plaintiff must be given the benefit of…