Alderson v. Clark Oil & Refining Corp.

KENNEDY, Judge.

Appellant Alderson, plaintiff below, appeals from a judgment setting aside a jury award of punitive damages in the amount of $100,000 and granting judgment in favor of defendant Clark Oil & Refining Company on the punitive damages issue. He appeals also from the trial court’s conditional grant of a new trial on the punitive damages issue, in the event of reversal on appeal of the judgment N.O.V. in Clark’s favor. A judgment for plaintiff for $1.00 actual damages, based upon the jury’s verdict, was left intact.

Clark cross-appeals the judgment for plaintiff for actual damages in…