Don Swann Sales Corp. v. Edward

Pope, Judge.

Plaintiffs Sandra L. Edward and Glenda L. Edward brought suit against defendant Don Swann Sales Corporation (hereinafter “Don Swann”) and James L. Manning seeking damages for injuries allegedly sustained when they were rear-ended by a tractor-trailer rig owned by Don Swann and driven by Manning. The jury returned a verdict awarding Sandra Edward $14,000 for pain and suffering and $9,000 punitive damages; the jury also awarded Glenda Edward $9,000 in punitive damages but subsequently reduced that amount to zero after the trial court instructed them that punitive damages were not…