Legal Opinion
Lisle v. Willis
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 23, 1995No. S95G0407PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Presiding Justice.
A jury awarded compensatory and punitive damages to F. W. Lisle on his fraud and fraudulent conveyance claims against Isaac Willis and others. The trial court found the award excessive and conditionally granted Willis a new trial unless Lisle accepted a reduced punitive damages award. Lisle accepted the reduced award and Willis’ motion for a new trial was denied. Willis appealed and the Court of Appeals reversed. * This Court granted certiorari to consider which parties must agree to a reduced damages award under OCGA § 51-12- 12 (b). We hold that the statute…
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