City & Suburban Realty Co. v. Sachse

This appeal is from a judgment on a verdict for plaintiff in an action of trespass q. c. f. The trespass and liability therefor is admitted.

The important question in the case is whether there was any evidence legally sufficient to justify the trial .court in granting a prayer which permitted the jury to award punitive damages.

The plaintiff was the owner of three adjoining lots, each 25 by 125 feet, known as Hos. 105, 106, and 107 Birchwood Avenue, in a suburban development at Hamilton. They were purchased from the defendant in the year 1917 for $129 each. In the latter part of October, 1924,…