Budget Car Sales v. Stott
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DARDEN, Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Budget Car Sales appeals the jury's judgment for Ralph Stott in his action against Budget for fraud and its award to Stott of punitive damages. We affirm in part, reverse in part and remand.
ISSUES
1. Whether the award of punitive damages was erroneous.
2. Whether a remark of Stott's counsel in his closing statement requires reversal for a new trial.
3. Whether evidence was improperly admitted, warranting a new trial.
FACTS
On Saturday, April 2, 1988, sixty-six year old Ralph Stott, his sixty-two year old wife, and their daughter Christina were driven to…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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