Smith v. Baxter

DICKSON, Justice.

A jury verdict awarded plaintiff Mark Baxter $600,000 in damages after finding him 40% at fault and finding defendants John and Rufus Smith 60% at fault with regard to Baxter's fall from a ladder on the Smiths' farm. The defendants appealed, raising a single issue: whether the trial court erred in denying their motion for judgment on the evidence. The Court of Appeals reversed in a memorandum decision. We granted transfer, 783 N.E.2d 695 (Ind.2002) (table), and now affirm the trial court.

The standard of review for a challenge to a ruling on a motion for judgment on the…