Orkin Exterminating Company, Inc. v. Flowers

Sognier, Judge.

George Flowers brought suit against Orkin Exterminating Company seeking damages for Orkin’s fraudulent concealment and negligent inspection in regard to a termite inspection report issued by Orkin. The jury returned a verdict of $1,150 in actual damages, $10,000 in attorney fees and $20,000 in punitive damages in favor of Flowers. Orkin appeals from the trial court’s denial of its motion for a new trial or judgment notwithstanding the verdict.

The evidence adduced at trial by appellee revealed that in 1982 appellant’s employee, Alfred Doucette, prepared a wood infestation…