Mann v. Hinton

In this wrongful death action, Barbara J. Mann, Administratrix of the Estate of Alvin W. Mann (the plaintiff), recovered a jury verdict in the amount of $392,000 plus funeral expenses against the defendants Thomas A. Hinton and Hinton’s employer, Precision Machine and Fabrication Corporation (Precision). On motion of the defendants, the trial court set the verdict aside, finding that it was contrary to the law and the evidence, and entered judgment in the defendants’ favor. We awarded the plaintiff an appeal.

Our standard of review is well settled that, when a trial court sets aside a jury…