Johnson v. Pankratz

OPINION

TOCI, Judge.

¶ 1 Christa Johnson appeals from the trial court’s grant of a directed verdict against her on her battery and negligence claims. The primary issue is whether Johnson’s failure to prove damages in a specific amount for nonphysical harm caused by sexual abuse justified the trial court’s grant of a directed ver- diet against her on her claims for battery and punitive damages. We conclude that Johnson is entitled to compensatory damages for non-physical injury arising from the battery of sexual abuse, without specific proof of a dollar amount. We reverse the trial court’s grant…