Stanley v. Powers

— This was an action for personal injuries in which defendant in error, as plaintiff below, secured a verdict for $25,000 which on motion for new trial was reduced to $15,000 by acceptance of a remittitur for $10,000. Final judgment was entered and defendants below, plaintiffs in error here, took writ of error.

Plaintiffs in error were the owners and operators of a series of trucks with which they were engaged in the business of hauling citrus fruits from Lake Wales to Jacksonville, Florida. Defendant in error was an automobile dealer living in Macclenny and had a collision with one of the…