In response to extensive interrogatories, the jury found that defendants had been negligent, and had defamed and falsely imprisoned the plaintiff, but that none of these acts "proximately caused" any injury to the plaintiff. In accordance with the instructions on the verdict sheet, the jury returned its verdict without considering the issue of punitive damages.
Plaintiff's failure to object to the form of the verdict sheet places beyond appellate review the arguments...
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