Wolk v. Nichols

CAMERON, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff, Nichols, was awarded $90,000 actual damages and $17,500 punitive damages after a jury trial on his claim against defendants Wolk and Cheney for conversion of citrus trees. After denial of their motion for a new trial and for remittitur, the defendants appeal.

We decide this case pursuant to Rule 47(e)(5), Rules of the Supreme Court, 17A A.R.S.

Appellants raise six issues on appeal, but we believe that the answer to one is dispositive of the matter. That issue is, were there sufficient facts to sustain the jury’s award of damages?

Viewing the evidence in a light…