Penny v. Phillips

Steele Hays, Justice.

Following a verdict for the defendants in a personal injury suit, the trial court set the verdict aside and ordered a new trial. The defendants have appealed. Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm.

Jimmy Phillips filed this suit on behalf of his daughter, Dana Phillips, a minor. The defendants, who are now the appellants, are Chris Penny and his parents, Bill and Martha Penny.

On the night of October 24,1986, Chris was driving a family vehicle with Dana riding as a passenger. The vehicle, a pickup truck, left the highway at a curve on Ridgeway Road in Pine Bluff and…