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BARNES v. TOWN OF BURNSVILLE EX REL. TILL

No. 51804.

385 So.2d 623 (1980)

C.W. BARNES and Western Surety Company v. TOWN OF BURNSVILLE, Mississippi, ex rel. Richard TILL and Richard Till, Individually.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 9, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Langston, Lott & Cadle, Duncan Lott, Booneville, for appellants.

James H. Mathis, Corinth, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, C.J., and SUGG and WALKER, JJ.

SUGG, Justice, for the Court:

Richard Till filed suit in the Circuit Court of Tishomingo County against C.W. Barnes and his surety for $1,000 compensatory damages and $9,000 punitive damages. The jury awarded plaintiff $2,000 compensatory damages and $1,300 punitive damages and judgment was entered accordingly. The principal question in this case is whether a plaintiff may recover more damages in a tort claim than he sued for.

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