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PARKER v. McCOY

188 S.E.2d 222 (1972)

212 Va. 808

Louis H. PARKER v. Herbert B. McCOY.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 24, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry P. Hart, Alexandria (T. Brooke Howard, Howard, Stevens, Lynch, Cake & Howard, Murphy & Hart, Alexandria, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

Robert M. Yacobi, Newport News (Yacobi & Wood, Newport News, on brief), for defendant in error.

Before SNEAD, C. J., and I'ANSON, CARRICO, GORDON, HARRISON, COCHRAN and HARMAN, JJ.

GORDON, Justice.

Louis H. Parker brought this action to recover for personal injuries intentionally inflicted by Police Officer Herbert B. McCoy, and Officer McCoy counterclaimed for personal injuries intentionally inflicted by Parker in the same fray. The jury awarded Officer McCoy $25,000 compensatory damages and $10,000 punitive damages. Parker now appeals from the $35,000 judgment entered on the verdict.

Parker operated a poolroom in the Hilton area of...

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