C. I. T. Corporation v. Short

Opinion op the Court by

Creal, Commissioner—

Reversing.

The C. I. T. Corporation is appealing from a $2,000 judgment in favor of Molly Short recovered for alleged punitive damages growing out of the repossession of an automobile under a conditional sales contract.

One of the grounds argued for reversal is that the> court erred in not peremptorily instructing the jury to> find for appellant, and basis for this ground is that, there is no showing or evidence on which to rest a verdict or judgment for punitive damages.

In so far as pertinent to a determination of this question, the facts…