Charlton v. Jacobs

LESTER, Judge.

These two appeals were taken from a trial order and judgment of August 24, 1979, wherein the circuit court entered a *499directed verdict against the defendants as to liability and the jury awarded the plaintiff $50,000 as damages for the death by wrongful act of the decedent. The tort-feasor complains of the judgment as to liability while the administrator deems the award to be inadequate.

On May 11, 1978, Ricky Charlton was operating his motorcycle in a southbound direction on four-laned Lone Oak Road (U.S. Route 45) in the inside lane at a point immediately next to or behind a…