Legal Opinion
E-Z Serve Convenience Stores, Inc. v. Crowell
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 17, 2000No. A00A0225PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburn, Presiding Judge.
Following a jury trial, E-Z Serve Convenience Stores, Inc. appeals the verdict against it and in favor of an ex-employee, Jimmie Davis Crowell, for $350,000 in compensatory damages and $350,000 in punitive damages. E-Z Serve contends that (1) the trial court erred by allowing Crowell’s claims for infliction of emotional distress, fraud, and punitive damages to go to the jury and (2) that the jury’s verdict was excessive. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
1. E-Z Serve contends that the trial court should have granted its motions for a directed verdict on the…
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