Atlantic Mechanical Contractors, Inc. v. Hurston

Sognier, Judge.

Harold Brent Hurston brought suit against his employer, Atlantic Mechanical Contractors, Inc. (Atlantic), to recover damages incurred as a result of Atlantic’s failure to pay medical insurance premiums. Atlantic filed no answer, and the action went into default. After a hearing at which evidence of damages was presented, the trial court entered judgment for Hurston for both actual and punitive damages, and Atlantic brings this appeal.

Appellant contends the trial court erred by awarding appellee punitive damages since appellee’s cause of action arose solely in contract and thus,…