Dawson v. Butts

BARRETT, Commissioner.

Charles Dawson, while riding a motorcycle was struck and injured by an automobile driven by Marion E. Butts, an employee of Pureweld Industrial Products, as, allegedly, Butts negligently “made a U-turn” on Truman Road. In this action in two counts Dawson and his wife sought $80,000.00 damages for his injuries and her losses. At the end of a jury trial there was a unanimous verdict for the defendants and the plaintiffs have appealed.

The sole question briefed and argued by the plaintiff-appellants is that the trial court abused its discretion in overruling their motion for…