Poeta v. Sheridan Point Shopping Plaza Partnership

Defendants, Sheridan Point Shopping Plaza Partnership, Ralph Schwartz and Alex Largo, appeal from the trial court’s award of $30,000 in punitive damages. They claim that the award is inappropriate as it is based upon a claim for breach of contract and it is excessive. Plaintiffs, Domenic Poeta, David Snider and Portage, Inc., cross-appeal from the trial court’s award of $100 in actual damages. They claim this award is insufficient as a matter of law. We affirm.

Defendants and plaintiffs entered into a lease arrangement whereby the plaintiffs agreed to lease commercial property in a shopping…