Court Opinion

ID: 9825642
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-01 13:50:45.568856+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:41:14.175771
License: Public Domain

On Rehearing. McFaddin, J. The appellees (being the original plaintiffs and also Delta Implements, Inc., and O. D. Dodson) have filed a petition for rehearing asking the court to state specifically: (1) Whether the judgment against Delta Implements, Inc., and O. D. Dodson is final. (2) Whether on the new trial against the appellants the amount of the damages, if any, will be redetermined, or only the question of liability. Regarding the first point: We stated in our original opinion that the Delta Implements, Inc., and O. D. Dodson did not appeal, but joined as appellees. Certainly they would not be entitled to a new trial. The judgment against the Delta Implements, Inc., and Dodson is already final. . Regarding the second point: We remanded to the lower court the cause for a new trial against the Barboro Company and its driver. The amount of the damages, if any, is a matter concerning which the parties aré free to stipulate in the lower court if they so desire. So long as the amounts stipulated do not exceed the amounts heretofore assessed against Delta Implements, Inc., and O. D. Dodson, then the said Delta'Implements, Inc., and O. D. Dodson need not be consulted. If the Barboro Company and its driver are entitled to relief against Delta Implements, Inc., and O. D. Dodson under the joint tortfeasor statute, that matter can be determined after the trial on remand. The petition for rehearing is denied.