National Security Fire & Casualty Co. v. Barnes

Margaret Meads, Judge.

This case involves a default judgment entered against appellant, National Security Fire & Casualty Company. The jury awarded appellee Karen Barnes $25,000 in compensatory damages and $500,000 in punitive damages. Upon being notified that a default judgment had been entered against it, appellant moved to set the judgment aside or, in the alternative, for a remittitur of damages. The trial court denied the motion to set aside, but reduced the punitive damage award to $250,000. On direct appeal, appellant asserts numerous points of error, two of which merit reversal. On…