Huffman v. Love

427 S.E.2d 357 (1993)

Monette HUFFMAN

v.

Joseph A. LOVE.

Record No. 920855.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

February 26, 1993.

Robert J. Haddad, Virginia Beach (Shuttleworth, Ruloff, Giordano & Kahle, on brief), for appellant.

Edward L. Breeden, III, Norfolk (Breeden, MacMillan & Green, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.

KEENAN, Justice.

The sole issue in this automobile collision case is whether the proffered evidence is sufficient to permit a claim for punitive damages to be presented to a jury.

Joseph A. Love was intoxicated at the time he drove his car into an oncoming lane of traffic and…