Hyatt v. Sterling

PEDEN, Justice.

Appellants sued the appellees for damages resulting from an automobile collision. Twenty special issues were submitted to the jury. It made findings favorable to the plaintiffs-appellants on all the liability issues and on Special Issue No. 19, which asked the reasonable cost of repairs to the automobile of the plaintiff. The jury finding was $476.69.

Appellees filed a motion to disregard the jury’s answer to this issue, contending that there was no evidence that $476.69 was the reasonable cost of the repairs. The trial court granted the motion and rendered judgment that the…