Patterson v. Lauderback

Andrews, Judge.

After Mary Burke Patterson died as a result of injuries she suffered in a two-automobile accident with Kenneth Lauderback, the plaintiffs brought this wrongful death action against Lauderback and his employer. A jury rendered a verdict in favor of the defendants, and the plaintiffs appeal from the judgment entered on the verdict.

1. Although not raised, we address the threshold question of jurisdiction. The plaintiffs’ motion for new trial was void when filed on November 19, 1992, prior to the trial court’s entry of judgment on the jury verdict on December 1, 1992. Nevertheless,…