Merrill v. Badgett

The plaintiffs, four brothers doing business as Merrill Brothers Timber Company, appeal from the denial of their motion for new trial. Their contention is that the jury awarded inadequate damages. We affirm.

The dispositive issues are (1) whether the jury's assessment of the damages was unsupported by the evidence and (2) whether the learned trial judge erred in sustaining an objection to a question relating to plaintiffs' purported lost profits.

The record reveals the following: On October 6, 1976, Charles Merrill, while driving plaintiffs' two-ton timber hauling truck, was involved in an…