Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Young
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided November 21, 1995No. COA95-120PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, MARK D., Judge.
Unnamed defendant State Farm Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm) appeals from jury verdict alleging 10 assignments of error. We find no error.
State Farm contends the trial court erred by: (1) failing to bifurcate the damages issue; (2) admitting evidence relating to punitive damages; (3) allowing plaintiff, at the close of its evidence, to dismiss its claim for punitive damages; (4) instructing the jury on the effect of plaintiff’s withdrawal of the punitive damages issue in a materially different way than proposed by State Farm; (5) instructing the jury on the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- In Re the Appeal From the Civil PenaltySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1989
- Hyler v. GTE Products Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1993
- Correll v. Division of Social ServicesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1992
- United States v. Earle T. CookCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
- Wall v. StoutSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1984
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