Jones v. Fisher

The defendants raise four issues:

1. Are the compensatory damages excessive?

2. Are the punitive damages excessive?

3. Was it error to require the defendants to testify as to their net income for 1966 and 1967?

4. Was it error to permit plaintiff’s counsel to read portions of her adverse examination into evidence before the jury?

The defendants do not raise any issue as to the assault and battery finding. Their main thrust is that *215the damages, both compensatory and punitive, are excessive and ask this court to apply the Powers rule 1 to fix a reasonable amount as an option to a new trial.

The…