Lawson v. Lewis

Steele Hays, Justice.

This is a damage suit. Appellee Lewis and his wife brought suit against appellant Lawson for personal injuries and loss of consortium arising from a collision on December 20, 1977, between Lawson’s automobile and Lewis’s motorcycle. The case was tried to a jury upon an admission of liability by Lawson, but denying that any injury had been sustained by Lewis. The jury’s verdict found for the Lewises on their complaint and assessed their damages at “NONE.”

Appellees Lewis filed a motion for a judgment n.o.v. and in the alternative for a new trial. Over Lawson’s objection,…