Bud Wolf Chevrolet, Inc. v. Robertson

ON CIVIL PETITION TO TRANSFER

DICKSON, Justice.

Plaintiffs-appellees George and Patsy Robertson (Robertsons) were awarded $3,500.00 in compensatory damages and $75,000.00 in punitive damages in the jury trial of their claims arising from their purchase of a Chevrolet truck from defendant-appellant Bud Wolf Chevrolet, Inc. (Bud Wolf). Upon appeal to the Court of Appeals, the compensatory damage award was affirmed and punitive damages, initial ly reversed, were reinstated upon rehearing. Bud Wolf Chevrolet, Inc. v. Robertson (1986), Ind.App., 496 N.E.2d 771, modified on reh., (1987), Ind.App.,…