O'Neal Ford, Inc. v. Davie

David Newbern, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment which was returned against the appellant, O’Neal Ford, Inc. (O’Neal), in a deceit action. The appellee, Orlando Davie, purchased a vehicle from O’Neal after receiving a negative response to his question whether the vehicle had been wrecked. O’Neal personnel knew the car had been wrecked. The jury awarded $4,000 in compensatory damages and $35,000 in punitive damages. The trial court entered a remittitur reducing the punitive damages to $20,000. O’Neal argues that there was no substantial evidence to support the $4,000 award, that the…