Hundley v. Osbourne

In this appeal, we decide whether the circuit court erred by setting aside a jury verdict in the amount of $125,000 in favor of Patsy Jean Osborne 1 on the basis that the verdict was inadequate as a matter of law and by ordering Russell Wayne Hundley to pay Osborne $240,000 or submit to a new trial. Because we find that the evidence regarding Osborne’s future medical expenses and future loss of wages is subject to differing interpretations and thus is controverted, we will reverse the judgment of the circuit court.

I

On December 21, 1992, a truck driven by Hundley collided head-on with a car in…