Beck v. Gold

Alessandroni, J.,

— This is an action in trespass for damages sustained by plaintiff as a result of the conduct of defendants in entering plaintiffs’ dwelling, wilfully and maliciously disconnecting the gas and water pipes and so demolishing said premises as to render it uninhabitable. The jury returned its verdict in favor of plaintiff and included in its award punitive damages in the sum of $500 in favor of plaintiff, Emma Beck.

In considering the motions now before this court, all the evidence and inferences reasonably deducible therefrom which are favorable to plaintiff must be taken to be…