Stafford v. Stafford

OPINION

HILL, Chief Justice.

This case arose out of a divorce action. In 1984, Robert Stafford sued Margarita Stafford for divorce. Margarita filed a counterclaim to recover personal injury damages alleging that Robert transmitted a venereal disease to her. Although the case was not severed, the divorce proceeding was tried by the district court, while the personal injury case was tried before a jury. The jury found issues supporting Margarita’s personal injury claim and found that she should recover compensatory and exemplary damages. In the divorce action, the trial court determined that…