Belford v. Humphrey

Conley Byrd, Justice..

This appeal by Harry A. Bel-ford puts before us the issues of the permanency of the injuries of appellee Brenda Humphrey and the exces-siveness of the $78,000 jury verdict in her favor. The litigation stems from an automobile collision in which Belford’s vehicle struck the rear of appellee’s “Thunderbird” with such force that both sides were “bucked out” and the left front seat was broken.

Following the collision on June 3, 1965, appellee, age 25, was hospitalized under the care of Dr. H. G. Lanford until June 10, 1965. During hospitalization she was treated for a…