Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1903

Leonard v. Hoboken Printing & Publishing Co.

Leonard v. Hoboken Printing & Publishing Co.
Supreme Court of New Jersey · Decided February 24, 1903 · Chibe, Gummere, Pitney, Port, Syckel
69 N.J.L. 238; 54 A. 577; 1903 N.J. Sup. Ct. LEXIS 199

Leonard v. Hoboken Printing & Publishing Co.

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

The court properly refused to nonsuit the plaintiff or to direct a verdict for the defendant. There was no error in its rulings upon evidence or in its charge to the jury. The case was one in which the jury were justified'in awarding punitive damages; that they did so is evident from the amount of the verdict. . The damages being punitive, this court cannot say that they are excessive.

The rule to show cause will b'e discharged.

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