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PEETE v. BLACKWELL

85-491.

504 So.2d 222 (1986)

Robert W. PEETE, M.D. v. Beverly S. BLACKWELL.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied March 20, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan C. Totten of Malone, Totten & Anderson, Athens, for appellant.

Thomas E. Dutton and Timothy C. Davis of Emond & Vines, Birmingham, for appellee.

TORBERT, Chief Justice.

This is an assault and battery case. The defendant, Dr. Robert W. Peete, appeals from a judgment based on a jury verdict assessing punitive damages against him. Peete contends that punitive damages were improperly awarded in this case. For the reasons set forth below, we reject Dr. Peete's arguments and affirm the judgment of the trial court.

In late December 1983, the defendant, Dr. Robert W. Peete, hospitalized one of his patients...

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