Nelson v. Gaunt

125 Cal.App.3d 623 (1981)

178 Cal. Rptr. 167

MARY L. NELSON, Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

FRANK L. GAUNT, Defendant and Appellant.

Docket No. 44625.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Two.

November 13, 1981.

COUNSEL

John F. Hassler for Defendant and Appellant.

Belli & Choulos, Daniel U. Smith and Thomas J. LoSavio for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

TAYLOR, P.J.

Defendant, Frank L. Gaunt, appeals[1] from a judgment entered on a jury verdict awarding $450,000 in compensatory and $1.5 million in punitive damages to a former patient, Mary L. Nelson, in her action for assault and…