BRADNER v. MITCHELL

Record No. 841906.

362 S.E.2d 718 (1987)

Silas W. BRADNER v. James D. MITCHELL, Sr.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 25, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A.L. Philpott, Bassett, David A. Furrow, Rocky Mount (L. Dale McGhee, Bassett, T. Keister Greer, Philpott & McGhee, Greer & Greer, Rocky Mount, on brief), for appellant.

No brief or argument for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


RUSSELL, Justice.

The controlling question in this appeal from a plaintiff's judgment in a civil assault-and-battery case is whether the court erred in refusing to set aside the jury verdict on the ground of inadequacy of damages. Because the plaintiff prevailed on the issue of liability, the facts will be summarized in the light most favorable to him.

On June 24, 1978, Silas W. Bradner was a guest at an outdoor barbecue and picnic held on a farm in Franklin...

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