Gray v. Janicki

This is an action of tort for assault and battery. Special verdicts were returned for the plaintiff. One was for compensatory damages in the amount of $2,000.00 and the other for exemplary damages in the amount of $1,000.00. The defendant moved to have the total verdict set aside and a new trial granted. The trial court ordered that the plaintiff file a remittitur of $500.00 or the verdict would be set aside. The remittitur was filed and judgment was entered for $2,500.00. The case is here on exceptions of the defendant.

The first of these exceptions raises the question of whether the verdict…