Sledge v. Town & Country Tire Centers, Inc.

SMITH, Judge.

Defendant, Town and Country Tire Centers, Inc., appeals from a judgment against it for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff as a result of defendant’s failure to properly lubricate the rear axle bearings of an automobile in which plaintiff was riding. The jury assessed actual damages of $200,-000 and punitive damages of $125,000 which the trial court reduced by remittitur to $150,000 and $75,000 respectively. The plaintiff has also appealed the remittiturs.

The evidence supported a conclusion that defendant, in replacing the rear axle bearings of a vehicle owned by Edward…