Byrd v. Petelinski

The defendant Riley Byrd appeals from a judgment entered on a jury's verdict for the plaintiff Edward Petelinski. For the following reasons, the appeal is dismissed.

Petelinski sued Byrd on January 24, 1997, seeking compensatory and punitive damages based on several legal theories. A jury, on April 15, 1998, awarded Petelinski $31,500 in compensatory damages and $65,000 in punitive damages. On the same date, immediately following the trial, the court entered a judgment on that verdict. After the jury had been excused, the following discussion took place between the court and one of the…