Samborski v. Price

BLAIR, Judge.

Assault and battery. Emil Samborski sued Nelson Price for striking him in the face with his fist and injuring him and prayed for $1,000.00 actual damages and $5,000.00 punitive damages. The trial was to a jury and the result was a verdict and judgment for $500.00 actual damages and $2,500.00 punitive damages. Price appeals.

The sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict and judgment stands unquestioned and a brief statement of the facts leading to the occurrence will suffice. Price was a business representative of a union of which Samborski was a member in good standing.…