Action for damages for personal injuries, alleged to have been caused by an assault by defendant. Plaintiff had verdict for $10,000 actual damages and $6,000 punitive damages. Defendant's motion for new trial was sustained on two grounds, namely: the $6,000 verdict for punitive damages "was excessive by virtue of bias and prejudice on the part of the jury"; and error in refusing to...
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