J.C. Bradford and Co. v. Calhoun

The jury awarded the plaintiff, John B. Calhoun, $56,812.22 in his action against J.C. Bradford and Company. The court remitted the award to $52,807.88 and entered a judgment in that amount. The defendant appeals; the plaintiff cross-appeals, challenging the remittitur.

John B. Calhoun invested funds belonging to his son, William B. Calhoun, with J.C. Bradford and Company, following the settlement of a lawsuit involving an automobile accident wherein William was injured. Because William was a minor at the time of the settlement, John Calhoun, as his guardian, invested $45,000 of the settlement…