Dalton v. Meister

Meister raises two issues on this appeal: (1) That he was prejudiced by the rulings of the trial court which excluded evidence of the details of a John Doe and a grand jury proceedings; and (2) that the damages awarded by the jury and approved by the trial court are excessive. We think there is no merit in either contention.

Dalton at the time of trial was forty-five years of age, had been an attorney since 1953, and was an assistant attorney general. In 1963 he became the head of the newly created criminal-investigation division of the attorney general’s office. He has had experience in John…