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- Title: Day v. Payne
- Author : Supreme Court of Montana
- Release Date : January 17, 1996
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 52 KB
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On May 20, 1994, LaSchell Day filed a complaint in the District Court for the Nineteenth Judicial District in Lincoln County against her adoptive father, Robert R. Payne, in which she alleged that she had been sexually abused by Payne and in which she sought special, general, and punitive damages from Payne for that abuse. Following a four-day jury trial in January 1996, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Day and awarded her $80,000 in compensatory damages. The jury further indicated by special verdict that Day was entitled to an award of punitive damages, and following a separate proceeding pursuant to § 27-1-221(7)(a), MCA, the jury returned an award of punitive damages against Payne in the amount of $100,000. On March 7, 1996, the District Court entered its findings of fact, conclusions of law, and order in which it found and concluded that the jurys award of punitive damages was reasonable and appropriate, pursuant to § 27-1-221(7)(c), MCA. Payne appeals the jurys verdict which awarded punitive damages, and the District Courts order which approved them. We affirm the jurys verdict and the order of the District Court.