Cragin v. Lobbey

TITUS, Judge.

Plaintiffs, husband and wife, were passengers in an automobile operated by defendant Hinkle when it figured in a collision with a vehicle driven by defendant Lobbey. Plaintiff wife sued defendants for damages allegedly caused by injuries received in the accident; plaintiff husband joined in suing defendants on his averred action per quod consortium amisit. The jury returned verdicts in favor of both defendants. Plaintiffs filed separate motions for new trials. Although blessed with a verdict in his favor and apparently relying on Rule 72.01(b), 1 defendant Hinkle separately moved…