Baldridge v. Matthews

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Jones,

In this action for criminal conversation the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $10,000 composed of $7,500 compensatory and $2,500 punitive damages. The defendant filed motions for judgment n.o.v. and for a new trial, both of which motions the learned court below refused. The refusal of a new trial was conditioned on the plaintiff’s filing a remittitur for so much of the verdict as was in excess of $5,000. The remittitur was duly filed and judgment was entered for the plaintiff on the reduced verdict. This appeal by the defendant followed. In…