Stoughton v. Kinzey

CIRILLO, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order of the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas ordering appellant, Janice F. Stoughton to grant appellee Ramaley Hauling Contractors a remittitur in the amount of $17,000.00 from a jury verdict of $25,000.00, or suffer a new trial. Because the trial court abused its discretion in ordering the remittitur, the order will be reversed and the jury verdict of damages in the amount of $25,000.00 will be reinstated.

On the morning of December 15, 1972, appellant’s car crashed into the back of appellee’s garbage truck. She sustained severe injuries to…