Nicolay v. Parker

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Jackson, J.:

The appellee as plaintiff brought this action in the district court seeking to recover $15,000 compensatory damages and $5,000 punitive damages from appellants as defendants based upon injury to plaintiff’s rights under a ten year lease previously made between the parties. After a jury trial, plaintiff received a verdict for $7,595 actual damages without punitive damages. The trial court approved the verdict, overruled a motion for new trial, and entered judgment on the verdict.

The appellants have attempted to appeal from the above judgment…