Legal Opinion
Wanis v. Zwennes
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 1, 1976No. 9320PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
In her action against appellee for assault and battery, appellant sought both actual and punitive damages. At trial appellee argued that the evidence did not warrant submission to the jury of the issue of punitive damages. The trial court first indicated agreement with appellee but later decided the issue should be put to the jury. The jury awarded appellant compensatory damages of $1093 and punitive damages of $10,000. On posttrial motion, the trial court set aside the award of punitive damages, 1 and the only question on this appeal is whether appellant’s evidence entitled her to have the…
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