Legal Opinion
King v. Grecco
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided September 20, 2002No. 2001-CA-001985-MRPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HUDDLESTON, Judge.
Dennie King appeals from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict finding him liable to Dominic and Dolores Grecco for damages arising from the cutting and removal of trees from property King had previously sold to the Greccos. We are asked to address the following questions:
• Did the circuit court err in assessing punitive damages against King, having already awarded statutory treble damages under Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) 364.130?
• Should the circuit court have instructed the jury regarding the trebling of damages under KRS 364.130, rather than instructing it…
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