Bounds v. Payne

ETHRIDGE, Chief Justice:

Nicholas Payne, appellee, brought this action in the Circuit Court of Harrison County, seeking damages resulting from a collision when appellant, Helen Bounds, drove into the rear of his automobile. The circuit court gave a peremptory instruction for plaintiff on liability. The jury returned a verdict for damages of $25,000, but plaintiff accepted the trial court’s requirement of a remittitur to $20,000. The case involves two questions: Whether the trial court was correct in granting a peremptory instruction on liability, and if so, whether the damages are grossly…