Shiver v. Waites

This appeal comes to us from the Circuit Court for Baldwin County. Waites (plaintiff) brought suit for assault and battery against Shiver (defendant), seeking damages for personal injuries. The case was tried before a jury, which returned a verdict in the amount of $20,000.00 compensatory and $5,000.00 punitive damages. The trial court entered judgment accordingly and defendant appealed after his motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, new trial, and remittitur were denied.

In essence, defendant raises three issues on appeal. For reasons discussed below we find all of them to be…