Woods v. Asher

CLAY, Commissioner.

This controversy arose out of a collision between a loaded coal truck owned and operated by defendant appellants and a pickup truck owned and operated by plaintiff appellee Asher. Plaintiff suffered substantial personal injuries.

The case was tried twice. At the conclusion of the first trial the jury returned a verdict for defendants. A motion for a new trial was filed by plaintiff, which the trial court sustained without stating any reason for such ruling. On the second trial a jury returned a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $15,000. Defendants’ sole contention is that…