Fye v. Kennedy

OPINION

CHARLES D. SUSANO, Jr., Judge.

This is a wrongful death and loss of services action that arose out of a two-vehicle accident. Following the second of two jury trials, the trial court, acting pursuant to Rule 50, Tenn.R.Civ.P., set aside the jury’s verdict for the plaintiff, Edward Fye, and directed the entry of a judgment for the remaining defendants, Anne D. Kennedy and James D. Kennedy, III.1 Plaintiff appealed, raising two issues:

1. Did the trial court err in granting the Kennedys a directed verdict?

2. Did the trial judge who presided over the first trial improperly limit the…