Duvigneaud v. Jenkins

Jenkins, plaintiff below and appellee here, sued Duvigneand, defendant below and appellant here, for personal injuries. Tbe court gave plaintiff a peremptory instruction on liability for compensatory damages, denied defendant an instruction submitting tbe question of contributory negligence of plaintiff, and submitted to tbe jury tbe question of punitive damages. A verdict was returned in favor of plaintiff for $3,300 actual and $5,000 punitive damages. Judgment was entered accordingly and defendant appeals.

Stated in tbe light most favorable to appellee, tbe material facts are as follows.…