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RHODES v. BEAVER FINANCE CO.

247 Or. 68 (1967)

427 P.2d 420

RHODES ET UX, Respondents, v. BEAVER FINANCE COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Affirmed May 10, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Paul Jones, Portland, argued the cause and filed a brief for appellant.

Claud A. Ingram, Jr., Portland, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Cake, Jaureguy, Hardy, Buttler & McEwen, Portland.

Before PERRY, Chief Justice, and McALLISTER, SLOAN, O'CONNELL, GOODWIN, DENECKE and LUSK, Justices.

AFFIRMED.

McALLISTER, J.

This is an action for wrongful attachment in which the jury awarded plaintiffs $1,000 general damages and $2,500 punitive damages. Defendant appeals and assigns as error only the award of punitive damages.

1. Since the only question is whether there was evidence to support the award of punitive damages, we must consider the evidence in the light most favorable to plaintiffs. McCarthy v. General Electric Co., 151 Or....

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