State v. Mills

Berry, Justice:

This is an appeal by the defendant below, Okey A. Mills, hereinafter referred to as defendant, and Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, surety on his official bond, from a final judgment of the Circuit Court of Raleigh County entered March 7, 1972, wherein the court denied the defendant’s motion to set aside the judgment in favor of the plaintiff below, Bobby Lee Morris, hereinafter referred to as plaintiff, and to grant the defendant a new trial. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $300 compensatory damages and $1,000 punitive damages in…