Webb v. Rench

WELBORN, Commissioner.

Action for personal injuries arising out of automobile collision. Clay Richard Webb was the driver of an automobile that collided with a truck driven by Donald S. Miller and owned by Miller’s employer, Merle T. Rench. Webb sued Miller and Rench for $150,000 for his injuries. Webb’s wife, Laveta, sued for $50,000 for loss of service, social companionship and consortium by reason of her husband’s injuries. Trial to a jury resulted in a verdict for Clay Webb of $50,000 and for his wife of $5,000 against both defendants. On defendants’ motion for new trial, a re-mittitur of…