Smith v. Weber

This is an action brought to recover damages, both active and punitive. From judgment entered on a verdict for plaintiff and orders denying motions for a new trial, defendant appeals.

The first count of the complaint after setting forth the relationship of landlord and tenant between defendant and plaintiff alleges that “during the month of January, 1943, and while plaintiff was in lawful possession of said premises, the defendant, after threats to force the removal of the plaintiff therefrom, willfully, maliciously, oppresively, wrongfully, intentionally, negligently and carelessly began a…