Security Barge Line, Inc. v. Killebrew

ROBERTSON, Justice:

Zachary Killebrew sued Security Barge Line, Inc., in the Circuit Court of Holmes County for back injuries allegedly sustained when he jumped from the deck of an empty barge to the coaming (hatch cover) of a loaded barge.

This case was transferred from the Circuit Court of Holmes County to the Circuit Court of Washington County and subsequently tried in that Court'. The jury returned a verdict for $60,000 and on motion for a new trial the court granted the motion on damages alone unless the plaintiff entered a remittitur of $25,000. The plaintiff entered the remittitur, the…