W. R. Skousen Contractor, Inc. v. Gray

OPINION

OGG, Judge.

The appellee/plaintiff Bobby Alfred Gray was awarded a $200,000 jury verdict against the appellants/defendants W. R. Skousen Contractor, Inc. and Rick. A. Brassfield. The defendants have filed this appeal, alleging that the trial court committed reversible error as follows:

1. By directing a verdict against the defendants on the issue of contributory negligence.

2. By allowing into evidence speculative damages.

The facts pertinent to this appeal disclose that the plaintiff’s pickup truck was struck by the tractor-trailer truck owned by defendant Skousen Contractor, Inc. while…