Hayes v. Dunn

SMITH, Judge.

Defendant appeals from a judgment against him based upon a jury verdict awarding plaintiff $2500 actual damages and $2500 punitive damages on plaintiff’s action for intentional infliction of emotional distress.

The parties are next door neighbors and have been for thirteen years. Defendant, unhappy with the number and kind of motor vehicles frequently on or at plaintiff’s residence, embarked on a campaign to subject plaintiff to continuous scrutiny by the community police. This conduct included frequent calls to the police department reporting claimed violations of parking and…