Town & Country Mobile Homes, Inc. v. Bilyeu

OPINION

JOE SPURLOCK, II, Justice.

This is an appeal by Town & Country Mobile Homes, Inc., from the trial court’s denial of its motion for judgment non ob-stante veredicto. At trial, the jury awarded damages to appellee, Wanda Ruth Bilyeu, for loss of past earnings, physical pain and suffering, and for medical bills. The suit was for damages for personal injuries received by Bilyeu in the course of her employment with appellant.

Appellant did not carry workers’ compensation insurance and therefore was barred from common law defenses of contributory negligence, and negligence of a fellow servant.…