Nugent v. Hamilton & Son, Inc.

HOUSER, Commissioner.

Action by Glen Nugent for $600,000 damages for personal injuries and medical expenses alleged to have been sustained as a result of the negligent operation of a tractor-trailer truck owned by defendant Hamilton & Son, Inc. and driven by defendant Gene Lewis. Following a jury verdict for defendants and the overruling of his motion for new trial plaintiff appealed.

On this appeal plaintiff seeks a reversal of the judgment and a remand for a new trial on two grounds: error in the giving of certain instructions for defendant, and error in refusing to sustain plaintiff’s…