Rosemary K. Bradford v. Owen Simpson

Plaintiff-Respondent Rosemary K. Bradford filed this action November 1, 1972. In her complaint she alleged that defendant-appellant Owen Simpson trespassed upon certain property belonging to her and interfered with her access to the shoreline of the Big Wood River adjacent to her property. Following trial, the district court entered Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law together with judgment on December 10, 1974, awarding plaintiff $21,000.00 in compensatory damages, $25,462.89 in punitive damages, and attorneys fees and enjoining defendant from any interference with plaintiffs property rights. Defendant moved the district court for a new trial, to amend the judgment, for relief from judgment, to amend Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and to strike certain affidavits. Defendant appeals from the judgment and from the amended order denying his motions.