Horan v. Turnpike Ford, Inc.

This case is before this Court upon an appeal from the April 20,1992, order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, West Virginia. The jury awarded the appellees, Marvin and Alice Horan, $5,000.00 in compensatory damages and $40,000.00 in punitive damages as a result of their purchasing a Ford Tempo automobile from the appellant, Turnpike Ford, Inc. The appellant asks that this Court reverse the decision of the circuit court. The appellant raises four issues on appeal: (1) the trial court erred in not granting the appellant’s motions for directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the…