Crowley v. Glessner

HARRIS, Justice.

The jury in this personal injury suit returned a plaintiff’s verdict allowing $50,000 compensatory damages but disallowing any punitive damages. On defendants’ motion a new trial was ordered on the question of damages, both compensatory and punitive. Both parties appeal, plaintiff because the new trial was ordered, defendants because too much of a new trial was. Defendants protest reconsidering the punitive damages *514claim. We think no new trial should have been ordered and hence we reverse and remand on plaintiff’s appeal. Other questions thereby become moot.

Liability is not an…