Grad v. Cross

ROBERTSON, Judge.

Melvin P. Grad, Robert H. Ahr, and Capri Builders, Inc. appeal from a decision in a jury trial that awarded compensatory and punitive damages to Perry W. and Sybil S. Cross (Cross). The jury awarded compensatory damages against Grad, Ahr, and Capri in the amount of $11,250, and punitive damages against Ahr and Capri in the amount of $30,000. The compensatory damage award is not challenged in this appeal. Ahr and Capri Builders (hereinafter collectively referred to as Capri) raise certain questions, however, concerning the tender of two instructions regarding punitive damages,…