Reeves v. Catignani

Mr. Chas. C. Trabue, Special Judge,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This was a suit for damages alleged to have resulted from a collision of defendant’s automobile, while driven by his son, Joe, with plaintiff’s automobile, in which plaintiff and some of his children were riding at the time.

The jury rendered a verdict for $4,000 as compensatory damages and $500 as exemplary damages. On motion for a new trial the trial judge suggested a remittitur of the exemplary damages of $500 and also of $2,000 of the compensatory damages, and this was assented to by plaintiff.

On appeal the judgment was…