Hawley v. Cash

CAMPBELL, Judge.

Defendants, Charles Cash (“Mr. Cash”) and Roseway Transportation, Inc., appeal from a judgment granting plaintiff, James Hawley (“Mr. Hawley”), $2.5 million for personal injury and $20,000 for property damages. Defendants appeal the denial of their motion for new trial. On appeal, defendants contend that the trial court erred in two ways: I. By granting plaintiffs motion for directed verdict as to defendants’ claim that plaintiff was contrib-utorily negligent in causing the collision; and II. By denying defendants’ motion for new trial because the damages awarded were…