Frazier v. Glasgow

HEDRICK, Judge.

Plaintiff contends the trial court erred in “refusing to charge the jury in regard to punitive damages.” The record reveals that the plaintiff formulated and tendered to the trial judge the three issues which were submitted to the jury.: The third issue clearly refers solely to actual damages. After the judge had completed his instructions to the jury, plaintiff’s counsel requested the court to charge the jury “on the element of punitive damages in considering the Third Issue.” [Emphasis-ours.]

■The plaintiff never asked the trial court, either orally or-ín writing, to submit…