Stratton v. Webb

513 So.2d 587 (1987)

Lemmie A. STRATTON & Campbell 66 Express, Inc.

v.

Rachel WEBB.

No. 57154.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

September 30, 1987.

Katherine Ferguson Kirby, Gholson, Hicks & Nichols, Columbus, for appellant.

Jeffrey C. Smith, Sims & Sims, Columbus, for appellee.

Before HAWKINS, P.J., and ANDERSON and GRIFFIN, JJ.

ANDERSON, Justice, for the Court:

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Lowndes County wherein appellee Rachel Webb was awarded $245,000 damages for injuries resulting from an automobile accident. The trial court ordered a remittitur of $100,000 or in the alternative a new…