Olivero v. Lowe

OPINION

By the Court,

Maupin, J.:

Montgomery Lowe filed suit in district court against Robert Louis Olivero, alleging separate causes of action for assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Following a bench trial, the district court awarded Lowe compensatory damages totaling $10,000.00, and imposed punitive damages in the amount of $45,000.00. On appeal, in Docket No. 32485, Olivero seeks reversal on several grounds: (1) failure of predicate proof to substantiate any award of compensatory damages; (2) improper review by the district court of companion criminal…