Sydney v. Coca-Cola Co.

Plaintiffs brought an action seeking actual and punitive damages against defendant for removal of a Coca-Cola sign from the roof of certain premises occupied by plaintiffs in a suburban shopping center complex owned by a third party. Defendant was fully absolved by a jury and plaintiffs have appealed.

Plaintiffs rely on seven instances of purported trial error as grounds for relief on appeal. In addition to responding to each of the seven grounds individually, defendant submits that the verdict and judgment below in its favor should be affirmed because plaintiffs failed to make a submis-sible…