Joseph Morris, Plaintiffs,-Appellees v. Anthony P. Travisono

McENTEE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs-appellees, awarding nominal compensatory damages 1 against three of the named defendants and punitive damages 2 against two of them. The action was brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1970), alleging deprivation of constitutional rights under color of state law. Specifically, plaintiffs alleged that they were subjected to cruel and unusual punishment by the defendants in violation of the eighth amendment. 3 Essentially the allegations of cruel and unusual punishment were based on several incidents involving the…