Segraves v. Chovanec

OPINION

BURDOCK, Justice.

This appeal arises from a suit for wrongful execution on personal property. Appel-lee and cross-appellant, Timothy Chovanec, an attorney, had instructed a levying officer to seize appellant Patrick Segraves’ personal property in order to satisfy a judgment Chovanec’s client, Dennis Weit-zel, had obtained against Segraves.

At the trial of Segraves’ wrongful execution claim, the jury awarded Segraves $800 actual damages and $5,000 exemplary damages against Chovanec. The trial court granted a directed verdict for Weitzel. It also granted Chovanec’s Motion for “Judgment Non…