Lemon v. Combs

596 S.E.2d 344 (2004)

Cedrick Bobby LEMON, Plaintiff,

v.

Sean "Puffy" COMBS, Defendant.

No. COA03-690.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

June 1, 2004.

Horton and Gsteiger, PLLC, by Urs R. Gsteiger and Howard C. Jones II, Winston-Salem, for plaintiff.

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, by Burley B. Mitchell, Jr., Raleigh, and Jack M. Strauch, Winston-Salem, for defendant.

WYNN, Judge.

This appeal arises from the entry of a default judgment against Defendant Sean Combs awarding Plaintiff Cedrick Bobby Lemon $450,000 in compensatory damages and $2,000,000 in punitive damages for personal injuries…