EVANS v. FIRSTFLEET, INC.

No. SD 30624.

345 S.W.3d 297 (2011)

J.E. EVANS, Jr., and Mamie Childs, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. FIRSTFLEET, INC., and Adara L. Smith, Defendants-Appellants.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division One.

June 23, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hal D. Meltzer , Shawn M. Rogers , and Jonathan E. Benevides , Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice, Kansas City, Missouri, for Appellants.

Edward Hershewe , Alison, Hershewe, and Erica Mynarich , The Hershewe Law Firm, P.C., Joplin, Missouri, for Respondents.


GARY W. LYNCH, Judge.

FirstFleet, Inc. and Adara L. Smith (collectively, "Defendants") appeal the trial court's wrongful-death judgment in favor of James Edward Evans, Jr. ("Evans"), and Mamie Childs (collectively, "Plaintiffs"). Defendants challenge the trial court's failure to enter remittitur or grant a new trial, claiming the jury's verdict was excessive. They also challenge the trial court's exclusion of certain testimony by Tracy Hancock. Finding no error as...

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