MILLS v. MANGUM

39973.

107 Ga. App. 614 (1963)

131 S.E.2d 67

MILLS et al. v. MANGUM.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided April 15, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fulcher, Fulcher, Hagler & Harper, Gould B. Hagler, for plaintiffs in error.

Randall Evans, Jr., contra.


JORDAN, Judge.

The general grounds of the motion for new trial have been abandoned, it being the sole contention of the defendants, as set forth in the special ground of the amended motion, that the verdict for the plaintiff was excessive in that the evidence did not authorize an award of punitive damages.

With this contention we must agree. To authorize the imposition of punitive or exemplary damages there must be affirmative evidence of facts showing "wilful...

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