Reid v. Kelly

Ness, Justice:

Respondent, Reid, by his committee and guardian ad litem, Hall, brought this trespass action against Kelly, and appellant Play-Air, Inc. after Kelly hired a woodcutter who cut trees on respondent’s land. A jury returned a verdict for $4,250 actual damages against Play-Air, Inc. and Kelly jointly, and $32,875 punitive damages against the corporation alone. We affirm.

Reid, an incompetent, owned a wooded tract adjacent to a small airstrip owned by Play-Air, Inc. Hall was contacted several times between 1969 and 1976 by Play-Air’s president, Epstein and Kelly about having some of…