Haskins v. Tepper Bros. Realty Co.

By JUDGE A. CHRISTIAN COMPTON

Enclosed you will find a copy of the order entered today sustaining the defendant's motion to set aside the verdict of the jury in this case and which enters final judgment in favor of the defendant.

This is a tort action seeking recovery of compensatory and punitive damages suffered as the result of a trespass. The plaintiffs were tenants under a written lease of a certain apartment dwelling, the defendant being the rental agent thereof. This action is here on appeal from the Civil Justice Court of the City of Richmond (now Civil Court) wherein this defendant was…