Addair v. Huffman

195 S.E.2d 739 (1973)

Leon T. ADDAIR

v.

J. E. HUFFMAN.

No. 13142.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Submitted January 30, 1973.

Decided April 10, 1973.

D. Grove Moler, Mullens, for appellant.

Camper & Watson, Harry G. Camper, Jr., Welch, for appellee.

NEELY, Judge:

This is an appeal by the defendant below from a final order of the Circuit Court of McDowell County entered upon a jury verdict for the plaintiff for $2,250. Plaintiff, Leon T. Addair, was awarded $250 compensatory damages and, after a remittitur of $500, $1,500 punitive damages. The action was in tort arising from an alleged…