BATTERTON v. THURMAN

No. 81-455.

105 Ill. App.3d 798 (1982)

434 N.E.2d 1174

ROBERT BATTERTON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CLIFFORD THURMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Rehearing denied May 20, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David F. Buysse and John E. Cassidy, Jr., both of Cassidy, Cassidy, Mueller & Price, of Peoria, for appellant.

Ronald Weber, of Froehling, Taylor & Weber, of Canton, for appellee.


Affirmed as modified in part, reversed in part, and vacated in part.

JUSTICE HEIPLE delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Robert Batterton, brought suit against defendant, Clifford Thurman, for assault and battery. The two-count complaint sought compensatory and punitive damages. After a three-day trial, a Fulton County jury returned a verdict for plaintiff. Compensatory ($13,000) and exemplary ($33,000) damages were awarded. Defendant's motion for...

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