National Bond & Investment Co. v. Whithorn

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Fulton

Affirming.

Appellee, William Whithorn, brought this action for false imprisonment against the appellant, National Bond and Investment Company, in the Jefferson circuit court and on a trial before a jury verdict was rendered in his favor for $700 compensatory damages and $900 punitive damages. Judgment was entered on this verdict and from that judgment this appeal is prosecuted.

Appellant contends (1) that the court erred in refusing to direct a verdict for appellant; (2) that the court erred in instructing the jury that punitive damages might be awarded, and…