Folds v. Reese

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

The plaintiffs sued the defendant for damages to real property in the amount of $2,500 plus punitive damages of $7,500 for wilful trespass. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs awarding them $2,000 and after the denial of the defendant’s motion for new trial, appeal followed. Held:

1. It is urged that the verdict awarding the plaintiffs $2,000 without specifying what amount was found for actual damages and what amount for punitive damages was error.

The trial judge charged the jury: "If you find for the Plaintiffs, the form of your verdict would be, 'We, the…