Legal Opinion
Garnes v. Fleming Landfill, Inc.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided December 5, 1991No. 20284PublishedCited by 143 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEELY, Justice:
Julian Games and Sharon Games brought an action against Fleming Landfill and John T. Fleming in the Circuit Court of Kanawha County alleging that Mr. Fleming’s operation of a solid waste disposal facility constituted a nuisance. A jury awarded the Games $105,000 in punitive damages, but no compensatory damages. After the circuit court denied Mr. Fleming’s motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, a new trial, and remittitur, Mr. Fleming petitioned this Court for an appeal. Among other assignments of error, Mr. Fleming alleged that the award of punitive damages in this…
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