National Advertising Co. v. Wilson Auto Parts, Inc.

RUCKER, Judge.

This litigation arises out of a contract for the lease of billboard advertising space. The lessee sued for breach of contract and sought punitive damages as a consequence of lessor removing the billboard on which the advertising appeared. The trial court, sitting without a jury, found in favor of lessee but denied punitive damages. Lessor prosecutes this appeal challenging the award of compensatory damages and lessee cross appeals complaining of the denial of punitive damages. We are called upon to determine whether the trial court erred in its computation of compensatory…