Huffman v. Love
Supreme Court of Virginia
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Keenan
The sole issue in this automobile collision case is whether the proffered evidence is sufficient to permit a claim for punitive damages to be presented to a jury.
Joseph A. Love was intoxicated at the time he drove his car into an oncoming lane of traffic and sideswiped a car driven by Monette Huffman. Based on the injuries she sustained in the collision, Huffman sued Love to recover compensatory and punitive damages. Huffman’s motion for judgment alleges that
the defendant, Love, operated his vehicle in a careless, wanton, reckless and negligent manner and with a reckless disregard for the…
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