Eastman v. R. Warehousing & Port Services, Inc.

BOLIN, Justice.

Jessica Eastman, as the dependent widow of David Bentley, deceased, and on behalf of Bentley’s three minor children (hereinafter “the plaintiff’), appeals the judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of R. Warehousing and Port Services Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “R. Warehousing”). The plaintiff asserts (1) that she is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law (“JML”) on R. Warehousing’s affirmative defense based on the “loaned-servant” doctrine and (2) that she is entitled to a new trial because, she claims, counsel for R. Warehousing implied during opening statements,…