Thomason v. Trentham

Mr. Chibe Justice Green

delivered the opinion of the Court.

These suits grew out of a collision between a motorcycle and a CCC truck. Two young men, Thomason and Byrd, were riding on the motorcycle. Thomason was killed and Byrd was very severely injured. Thomason’s administrator and Byrd both brought suits against Trent-ham, the driver of the truck. There was a judgment in favor of the administrator of Thomason for $15,000. There was a judgment in favor of Byrd for $10,000, but a remittitur of $2,000 in his case was required by the trial judge.

The Court of Appeals reversed these judgments,…