Carolyn Best and Stephen Best v. Fred

This appeal from the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, Missouri, from a judgment of that Court awarding the plaintiffs,
husband and wife, damages for injuries sustained by the wife, Carolyn Best, and loss of consortium and medical expenses incurred
on the part of the husband, Stephen Best, presents for review in this court the following Points: 1. excessiveness of verdict indicating bias and prejudice on the part of the jury; 2. trial court erred in not reducing original
verdict of $50,000.00 for Mrs. Best and $20,000.00 for Mrs. Best below the judgment from which this appeal was taken after
reduction by $20,000.00 and $8,000.00 respectively, or a total of $42,000.00; 3. error in overruling defendant's objection
to plaintiff's closing argument which was designed to arouse bias and Prejudice against the defendant; and 4. precluding evidence
to show precautions defendant took to make the exit ramp safe.