Texaco, Inc. v. Standard

JONES, Justice.

A Jefferson Circuit Court jury awarded Josephine Standard, widow and administra-trix of the estate of Harvey Standard, judgment of $200,000 against Texaco for the alleged wrongful death of Harvey Standard. The jury apportioned $50,000 for the conscious pain and suffering of Harvey and $150,000 for the alleged wrongful-death claim.

At the close of the evidence offered by Josephine, Texaco moved for a directed verdict. That motion was overruled. At the conclusion of all of the evidence, Texaco renewed its motion for a directed verdict. That motion was also overruled. Final…