Thomas v. Durham Motors, Inc.

HUNTER, Judge.

This is a suit for actual and punitive damages resulting from the alleged fraud of respondent, Durham Motors, Inc., through its employee, respondent Robert Vallencourt, in the sale of an automobile to Alfred Thomas, appellant. The jury’s verdict was for appellant and against both respondents in the sum of $849.70 actual damages and $2,000 punitive damages. Respondents filed a motion for new trial alleging prejudicial error in the giving of Instruction No. S. The trial court, after giving appellant the opportunity of remitting the punitive damages which appellant refused to do,…