PC Sorenson Company v. Bell

DIXON, Chief Justice.

This suit was brought by appellee Warren S. Bell against appellant P. C. Soren-son Company for damages resulting from a trespass by appellant on land owned by appellee. Based on a jury verdict, judgment was rendered for Bell for $2,500 actual and $2,250 exemplary damages. Thereafter the trial court required a re-mittitur of $750 exemplary damages, so that the judgment from which appeal was taken was for $2,500 actual and $1,500 exemplary damages, a total of $4,000.

P. C. Sorenson Company is a partnership composed of P. C. Sorenson, Harold V. Sorenson and Ray K. Sorenson.…