Meyers v. Searcy

CADENA, Justice.

Defendant, Herbert A. Meyers, appeals from a judgment, based on a jury verdict, awarding plaintiff, Sid E. Searcy, $20,000 as damages for personal injuries resulting from a vehicular collision.

We consider first defendant’s contention that the verdict is excessive and that the trial court erred in not granting a remittitur.

Plaintiff is, and was, prior to the accident, a truck driver whose regular run was from El Paso, Texas, to Tucson, Arizona, and back. He made about three weekly round trips, earning about $100 a trip, so that .his average weekly earnings, according to his…