Ward v. Demartini

THE COURT.

An action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been maliciously inflicted upon the plaintiff by the defendant. A jury returned a verdict against defendant for six thousand dollars, as compensatory, and one dollar as punitive, damages. A motion for a new trial was denied, and defendant has appealed from the judgment.

The grounds of appeal are that the verdict is unsupported; that the court instructed the jury erroneously and also erred in admitting certain testimony; further, that remarks by the trial judge in the presence of the jury were prejudicial to defendant,…