HOME FINANCE COMPANY v. RATLIFF


374 S.W.2d 494 (1964)

HOME FINANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Herbert RATLIFF, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

January 17, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Baird & Hays, Jack T. Page, Pikeville, for appellant.

L. D. May, Pikeville, for appellee.


DAVIS, Commissioner.

Appellee, Herbert Ratliff, recovered $900.00 compensatory damages and $1,000.00 punitive damages against Home Finance Company. Appellant contends (1) that no award for punitive damages is warranted, and (2) that $900.00 for compensatory damages is excessive.

Ratliff's cause of action arose from these circumstances: On July 9, 1959, Ratliff purchased a 1956 Chevrolet automobile from Pike Motor Company on a deferred payment conditional sales...

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