Duke v. Housen

RAPER, Chief Justice.

In the appeal now before the court, appellant-defendant challenges the jury verdict and district court judgment entered against him awarding to appellee-plaintiff, based upon defendant’s alleged grossly negligent infection of plaintiff with venereal disease, compensatory and punitive damages in the sum of $1,300,000. Through this appellate challenge, defendant raises the following questions:

*3381. Is the action barred by a statute of limitations?

2. Are the damages excessive?

3. Is the defense of assumption of risk or other defense a bar to plaintiff’s recovery as a matter of…