Harrell v. Woodson

This automobile tort case presents the question whether punitive damages may be recovered in the absence of a specific claim for them in the motion for judgment. It also involves the question whether the trial court properly granted a motion in limine which had the effect of precluding evidence of the defendant’s conduct during several hours before the accident occurred.

Because the case comes to us on appeal from an order striking the plaintiffs evidence, the evidence will be stated in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, adopting those inferences most favorable to his case. Jones v.…