Holmes v. Hollingsworth

Ed. F. McFaddin, Associate Justice.

This is a damage action which resulted from a motor vehicle collision. Appellee, Mrs. Hollingsworth, and her baby daughter, Grlenna Faye, were seated in a car waiting for a traffic light to change when the appellant, Holmes, drove into the rear of their car with such force that Mrs. Hollingsworth and the baby were both injured. Trial resulted in jury verdicts as follows: for Mrs. Hollingsworth, $2,500.00 compensatory damages, and $2,500.00 punitive damages; and for the Hollingsworth baby, $1,500.00 compensatory damages, and $2,500.00 punitive damages. From a…