Legal Opinion
Catt v. Skeans
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided May 16, 2007No. 45A03-0605-CV-196PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BAKER, Chief Judge.
Appellant-defendant Brian W. Catt appeals from the jury’s award of $2,001,268.92 in compensatory damages and $500,000 in punitive damages to appel-lee-plaintiff Michael Skeans. Specifically, Catt argues that: (1) the trial court erred in refusing to divulge the name of a juror who observed Skeans catching some keys with his injured arm, leading to a mistrial; (2) the trial court erred in excluding evidence of Catt’s finances, which are relevant to the calculation of punitive damages; (3) the punitive damages award is unconstitutionally excessive; and (4) Ske-ans…
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