POWERS, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.
A judgment for punitive damages in this suit against an automobile dealer for misrepresentation will be reversed, because the issue should not have been submitted to the jury. The question of compensatory damages for the same wrong was properly submitted to the jury, and the judgment based upon the verdict for compensatory damages will be affirmed.
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