GILLINGHAM v. RELIABLE CHEVROLET

No. 18,639.

966 P.2d 197 (1998)

126 N.M. 30

1998-NMCA-143

Frank GILLINGHAM, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RELIABLE CHEVROLET, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

September 15, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl Bettinger, Shapiro and Bettinger, LLP, Albuquerque, NM, Alfred M. Sanchez, Albuquerque, NM, for appellee.

J. Douglas Compton, Emily A. Franke, Butt, Thornton & Baehr, P.C., Albuquerque, NM, for appellant.


OPINION

WECHSLER, J.

{1} Defendant, an automobile dealership, appeals from a judgment on a jury verdict in a motor vehicle accident case awarding Plaintiff punitive damages and from the district court's award of costs. Defendant raises five issues on appeal: (1) there was insufficient evidence to support the award of punitive damages; (2) the district court's instructions on punitive damages constituted reversible error; (3) it was reversible error...

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