Hunt v. Jordan

Shaw, Judge:

Respondent Rexford H. Hunt, Jr., brought this action for trespass and conversion against his neighbor, appellant B. A. Jordan, III, and Jordan’s timber cutter, Chuck D. G. Hembree. The circuit court directed a verdict for Hunt as to actual damages, leaving the determination of which defendant was liable and the amount of his liability to the jury. The jury returned a verdict against Jordan for $15,000 actual and $7,500 punitive damages. We affirm.

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