SLEDGE v. TOWN & COUNTRY TIRE CENTERS, INC.

No. 45181.

654 S.W.2d 176 (1983)

Keena SLEDGE, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. TOWN & COUNTRY TIRE CENTERS, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Four.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied July 6, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony F. Vaiana, Clayton, for defendant-appellant.

Leonard P. Cervantes, St. Louis, for plaintiff-respondent.


SMITH, Judge.

Defendant, Town and Country Tire Centers, Inc., appeals from a judgment against it for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff as a result of defendant's failure to properly lubricate the rear axle bearings of an automobile in which plaintiff was riding. The jury assessed actual damages of $200,000 and punitive damages of $125,000 which the trial court reduced by remittitur to $150,000 and $75,000 respectively. The plaintiff has also appealed the remittiturs...

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