Grover J. Gibbs v. J. D. Randolph

In their suit for damages sustained in an automobile collision, Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs sued Randolph for three principal claims: personal injuries sustained by each; as survivors, for conscious pain and suffering of their minor son, Martin Gibbs, prior to his death; and as statutory beneficiaries for their pecuniary loss for their son’s death. As the case comes to us, the sole question is whether the trial court, on the basis of an express stipulation of the facts, erred in deducting from the amount ($3,495) adjudged due the plaintiffs the amount ($2,500) received by them from another alleged…