Legal Opinion
Douglas v. Ostermeier
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 9, 1991No. B046862PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
JOHNSON, J.
Appellants, Anton Ostermeier and West Coast Car Sales, appeal from a judgment entered on a jury verdict awarding respondents rescission on a car sales contract of $24,354 and awarding compensatory damages of $10,624 on the fraud cause of action as well as $187,000 in punitive damages. Appellants attack the amount of punitive damages as excessive as a matter of law. They also contend the punitive damage award is a result of passion and prejudice created by the improper expert testimony concerning the value of appellants’ property by respondent Patricia Douglas.
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