Ticor Construction Co. v. Brown

Pursuant to a default judgment against the appellant, Ticor Construction Co., the DeKalb County Superior Court granted the appel-lee, James Brown, $12,000 in compensatory damages, $10,000 in punitive damages, and $800 in attorney fees. In this appeal of the trial court’s denial of the appellant’s motion to set aside the default judgment, the appellant raises two general issues. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Brown sued Ticor for negligent repairs to his house. He asked for an unspecified amount of compensatory damages, $20,000 in punitive damages, and attorney fees. When Brown…