McDOWELL TRANSPORT v. KIDD

Nos. 11224, 11225.

188 F.2d 361 (1951)

McDOWELL TRANSPORT, William Morris, Inc., and William Morris, Individually, Appellants, v. Gates W. KIDD, Appellee. McDOWELL TRANSPORT, William Morris, Inc., and William Morris, Individually, Appellant, v. Helen M. KIDD, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

April 6, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Simmonds & Bowman and C. T. Herndon III, all of Johnson City, Tenn., and A. B. Bowman, Johnson City, Tenn., for appellants.

Thomas E. Mitchell, Johnson City, Tenn., for appellee.

Before HICKS, SIMONS and MARTIN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

The appeals in these two cases came on to be heard together, and the record, the briefs and the oral arguments have been duly considered: from all of which it appears that the sole assignment of error made by the appellants is that the verdict of the jury for $20,000 damages awarded appellee Gates W. Kidd and the verdict of the jury for $10,000 awarded Helen M. Kidd were so excessive as to evidence passion, prejudice and caprice on the part of the jury...

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