Prince v. Bennett

HOLMAN, Commissioner.

On the early morning of December 6, 1956, Aaron Prince was killed when his. skidding dump truck was struck by defendant’s tractor-trailer truck. In this action for damages, plaintiff, his widow, obtained a verdict and judgment for the sum of $25,-000 for the alleged wrongful death of dece dent. The trial court overruled defendant’s motion to enter judgment for defendant in accordance with his motions for directed verdict, but sustained his motion for new trial upon the following grounds: “A. The verdict and judgment rendered thereon is against the weight of the evidence.…