Legal Opinion
Smith v. Hubbard
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided July 18, 1958No. 37,304PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dell, Chief Justice.
In this action plaintiff seeks to recover compensatory damages for personal injuries and mental pain and suffering and punitive damages as the result of an assault and battery alleged to have been committed upon bim by defendant. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $5,000 compensatory damages and $2,500 punitive damages. Defendant appeals from an order denying his alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial.
On Sunday, October 7, 1956, at about 2 p. m., defendant, then 23 years of age, drove his automobile through the…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Coverstone v. DaviesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1952
- United States v. RembertDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1922
- Schultz v. . Greenwood CemeteryNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
- State v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1924
- State v. PluthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1923
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3Cited by53 opinions
- Johnson v. MorrisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- United States v. Douglas Edward RamboCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Caspersen v. WebberSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
- People v. WolfSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
- Lundeen v. RenteriaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1974
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