Fostock v. Lampasone

Appellant, Moustapha Fostock, appeals a judgment awarding appellee, Andrew Lam-pasone, compensatory and punitive damages. The lawsuit arose out of an incident where Fostock smashed the burning end of his cigar into Lampasone’s cheek. Fostock was properly served with the summons and complaint. He did not respond and the trial court entered a default against him. The original complaint sought both compensatory and punitive damages. Fostock did not appear at a properly noticed jury trial on the issue of damages. The jury awarded compensatory and punitive damages.

On appeal, Fostock argues that…