Legal Opinion
The Higbee Company v. Damien Solomon
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 23, 2015No. A15A1176PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Branch, Judge.
The Higbee Company and its co-defendants appeal a punitive damages judgment entered against them following a jury verdict for plaintiff Damien Solomon in this false imprisonment and malicious prosecution case. The appellants contend that punitive damages were not allowed under OCGA § 51-12-6 because Solomon’s entire injury was to his peace, happiness, or feelings. We agree with the trial court that the appellants waived this challenge, and we affirm.
Solomon was arrested and charged with shoplifting two pairs of jeans from a Dillard’s department store. The charges were eventually…
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