Scofield V. J. W. Jones Construction Co‪.‬

The plaintiff-appellee obtained a verdict for $30,000 on account of personal injuries and property damage as the result of an intersection collision between a car he was driving and a truck belonging to the defendant-appellant. Later a remittitur of $10,000 was filed after the trial court announced he would grant a new trial unless such action was taken by the appellee, leaving a net judgment in the sum of $20,000.