Wilson v. Kobera

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

The jury found that appellants were not guilty of negligence which proximately caused the car wreck at issue in this case. Later, the trial judge ruled that the jury’s finding was clearly against the preponderance of the evidence and granted a new trial. We reverse.

Blainey Hill Road in Conway runs east and west, and on January 22,1985, between 6:30 and 6:45 a.m., the lane going east was partially covered with a thin glaze of ice. At that time, Patsy Hurley was traveling in an easterly direction on the road, attempted to stop, and hit some of the ice. The car she was…