Harriss v. Elliott

Defendant, Kenneth Elliott, appeals from the judgment entered in favor of plaintiff, Michael. Harriss, in the amount of $5,140.75. Defendant raises five issues on appeal: first, whether plaintiff can recover punitive damages when there was no injury; second, whether the trial court erred in granting plaintiff’s motion in limine which excluded evidence of a settlement with a codefendant; third, since the settlement exceeded the actual damages, whether there were any actual damages to form a basis for punitive damages; fourth, whether punitive damages of $5,000 are excessive when the actual…