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JAMES REEVES, CONTRACTOR, INC. v. CHAIN

No. 49237.

343 So.2d 1229 (1977)

JAMES REEVES, CONTRACTOR, INC., a Mississippi Corporation, and Lewis Long v. Mrs. Jepthania CHAIN.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 23, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gibbes, Graves, Mullins, Bullock & Ferris, C. Denton Gibbes, Jr., Laurel, for appellants.

John K. Keyes, Collins, A.A. Calhoun, Mount Olive, for appellee.

Before GILLESPIE, SMITH and WALKER, JJ.

GILLESPIE, Chief Justice:

Suit was filed by Mrs. Jepthania Chain in the Circuit Court of Covington County against James Reeves, Contractor, Inc., (Contractor) and its driver, Lewis Long (Long), for personal injuries. Judgment was entered for plaintiff and defendants appeal. Contractor and Long confessed liability and the sole question raised on this appeal is whether the verdict was grossly excessive.

Long was driving Contractor's truck along the main street...

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