[DOWNLOAD] "Evans v. Thompson" by Colorado Court of Appeals No. 86CA0940 ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Evans v. Thompson
- Author : Colorado Court of Appeals No. 86CA0940
- Release Date : January 07, 1988
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 46 KB
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Opinion by JUDGE NEY In this assault case, plaintiff, Robert C. Evans, appeals the trial court's judgment notwithstanding
the verdict setting aside the jury's award of exemplary damages and an order "suspending" a term of body execution. We reverse
and remand to the trial court. Defendant, a bail bondsman, mistook plaintiff for another individual who had recently "jumped" bail. Defendant injured plaintiff
in a struggle and threatened him with a gun. The jury awarded plaintiff $1000 in actual damages and $10,000 in exemplary damages.
The trial court set aside the verdict for exemplary damages, finding that the plaintiff had not presented any evidence regarding
the defendant's economic status, which the court held to be an essential element of proof for exemplary damages. Plaintiff
alleges that this is error. We agree.