Beck v. Townsend

HILL, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Appellants, Matt and Pamela Beck (the Becks), challenge the judgment of the district court contending that it erred by, in effect, instructing the jury that it must find “solid proof’ of trespass in order to award damages for trespass, when the actual burden of proof was a preponderance of the evidence. The Becks also contend that the district court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of Appellees, T & T Guns and Ammo, Inc. (T & T) and Allen Townsend (Townsend), on the Becks’ claim for punitive damages as an element of the underlying tort claim. We will…