Razorback Cab of Fort Smith, Inc. v. Martin

Steele Hays, Justice.

Appellee Richard Martin sued appellant Razorback Cab of Fort Smith, Inc., for personal injuries sustained by Martin when he was struck by a Razorback cab. The jury trial ended in a verdict for Razorback, but the trial court granted Martin’s motion for a new trial. On appeal we sustain Razorback’s contention that the trial court erred in setting aside the verdict.

Around 6:30 on the morning of January 30, 1990, while it was still dark, Richard Martin was riding his bicycle west on Rogers Avenue in Fort Smith. Martin was in the right hand lane next to the curb. Rogers Avenue…