Coats v. Construction & General Laborers Local No. 185

Opinion

BRAY, J. *

Defendant Union appeals from the judgment after jury verdicts in favor of plaintiff for $5,000 general damages and $50,000 punitive damages, and from the order denying “Motion for Judgment notwithstanding the Verdict.”

Questions Presented

1. Sufficiency of the evidence.

2. Excessive damages.

3. Punitive damages may be awarded against an employer of a person causing an injury.

Record

Plaintiff, a member of defendant Union since 1954, brought this action against the Union and two of its employees, Rose and Andreoff, for damages for injuries resulting from assault and battery. After a…