Sinclair Disposal Service, Inc. v. Ochoa

Ruffin, Presiding Judge.

Gilberto Ochoa, Jr., by next friend Sara Ochoa, sued Sinclair Disposal Service, Inc. (“Sinclair”) and its employee, Clifford Boggs, for injuries sustained when the car in which Gilberto was riding collided with a Sinclair truck driven by Boggs. Following a trial, the jury found in Gilberto’s favor. Boggs and Sinclair (collectively, “the defendants”) appeal, and for reasons that follow, we affirm.

Viewed favorably to the verdict, 1 the evidence shows that, on August 28, 1997, Gilberto, who was then eight years old, was riding in a car driven by his father. As they…