DOWNS v. ACKERMAN

No. 2011-CT-00089-SCT.

115 So.3d 785 (2013)

Honda DOWNS and Robert Downs v. Peter L. ACKERMAN.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 20, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth M. Altman , Michael Scott Bishop , attorneys for appellants.

H. Benjamin Mullen , Pascagoula, attorney for appellee.

EN BANC.


ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI

CHANDLER, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. Honda Downs sued Dr. Peter Ackerman for injuries sustained in a motor-vehicle collision when Dr. Ackerman rear-ended Downs. Dr. Ackerman admitted liability, and the case went to trial on damages. The jury awarded Downs $20,000; the trial court denied Downs's motion for an additur or a new trial. Downs appealed, and the Court of Appeals found that the jury's verdict was the product of...

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