Fernandez v. Curley

CARTER, Justice.

Plaintiff, Fernando Fernandez, who recovered actual and punitive damages from defendant, Larry Dean Curley, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile collision, appeals from an order denying his motion for new trial on the issue of punitive damages. He also challenges the order disbursing a portion of the punitive damages to the civil reparations fund pursuant to Iowa Code section 668A.l(2)(b) (1989). Upon reviewing the record and considering the arguments which have been made by the respective parties, we affirm the judgment of the district court in part, reverse it…