Bryan v. Campbell

CRAWFORD, Judge.

This is an appeal of a judgment on a jury verdict awarding compensatory and punitive damages for the tort of outrageous conduct.

Plaintiff, Bobby Bryan, owned a tavern known as The Inn Between in Hardin, County, which he had purchased from the defendant, Charles Edward Campbell. As security for the balance of the purchase price, Campbell had a trust deed on the property. The property was insured for fire and extended coverage by Overseas and Domestic Underwriters of Tennessee, and although the record is not entirely clear, it appears that Campbell was a loss payee under the…