Legal Opinion
Brock v. Maine
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 19, 1974No. 73-298PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
293 So.2d 375 (1974)
Wesley B. BROCK, Appellant,
v.
John Emerson MAINE, Appellee.
No. 73-298.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
April 19, 1974.
Don R. Allen, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.
Ronald Payne, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.
OWEN, Chief Judge.
In an action for conversion of certain personal property, the jury's verdict awarded the plaintiff $1500.00 compensatory damages and $6000.00 punitive damages. The defendant appeals from the judgment entered on that verdict.
We reverse that portion of the judgment awarding punitive damages. The evidence was insufficient to show that…
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