Ward v. Lemke

WASSERSTROM, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff Brenda Ann Ward sues for personal injuries and her husband plaintiff Fred Ward sues for loss of consortium, arising out of a highway accident caused by a tractor-trailer driven by defendant Lemke. The jury awarded Brenda a verdict of $20,-000 against Lemke’s employer, defendant Manatt’s Transportation Company, but the trial court granted a new trial. The plaintiffs and defendant Manatt’s appeal.

The accident occurred when Brenda was driving from Columbia, Missouri, to her home near Moberly. Brenda took the exit from Highway 1-70 to go north on Highway No. 63.…