MATHEWS v. TWIN CITY CONST. CO. INC.

Nos. 14415, 14416.

357 N.W.2d 500 (1984)

Carl MATHEWS, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. TWIN CITY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., A North Dakota Corporation, and John Doe, Defendants, and Iron Workers Local Union No. 184, A Union Labor Organization of Sioux City, Iowa, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided October 3, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Anderson of May, Adam, Gerdes & Thompson, Pierre, for plaintiff and appellee.

Harry H. Smith, Sioux City, Iowa, Robert O'Connor, Sioux Falls, for defendants and appellant.


FOSHEIM, Chief Justice.

The jury awarded plaintiff (Mathews) $3,500 compensatory and $3,500 punitive damages. The trial court set aside the punitive damages and entered judgment against Iron Workers' Local Union No. 184 (Union) for $3,500.1 Union appeals from a denial of motions n.o.v. and for a new trial. Mathews filed a notice of review as to punitive damages. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

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