PAYNE v. WHITTEN

No. 2004-CA-01905-COA.

948 So.2d 431 (2006)

Penelope Ann PAYNE, Appellant v. Max D. WHITTEN, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied May 16, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Chatham, Hernando, attorney for appellant.

Amanda Benefield Quave, William C. Griffin, Frances R. Shields, Jackson, attorneys for appellee.

Before MYERS, P.J., BARNES and ISHEE, JJ.


MYERS, P.J., for the Court.

¶ 1. On April 13, 2004, the Circuit Court of Tate County returned a verdict in favor of Payne, but found her guilty of contributory negligence and assigned her thirty percent of fault and awarded her damages in the amount of $20,000. On June 14, 2004, the circuit court entered the judgement on the jury verdict. On June 24, 2004, Payne filed her motion for new trial and/or, in the alternative, an additur. The circuit court overruled...

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