Smith v. Printup

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Davis, J.:

This is the second appeal involving punitive damages awarded to the estate of Glen C. Smith, deceased, brought by the administrator, plaintiff Bany L. Smith, et al. (Smith). In Smith v. Printup, 254 Kan. 315, 866 P.2d 985 (1993), we remanded this case with instructions. This appeal basically involves two questions: (1) whether reversible error occurred during the remand proceeding to determine if defendant Southwest Movers, Inc., (Southwest) authorized or ratified the wanton conduct of its employee, defendant Albert Printup; and (2) whether…