Richard v. Hunter

A single question of law is presented to this court by this appeal: In an action to recover damages for trespass upon land in possession of plaintiff under lease will a verdict by a jury, which finds for the plaintiff and against the defendants in “the sum of none dollars, for compensatory damages; * * * and # * * the sum of two hundred dollars for punitive damages,” authorize the entering of a judgment for the plaintiff thereon?

The plaintiff claims that since his cause of action was one for trespass on land, the finding in his favor determined the issue and established that his legal right…