Legal Opinion
Darcars Motors of Silver Spring, Inc. v. Borzym
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 30, 2003No. 1513, Sept. Term, 2001PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOYLAN, Judge.
This appeal deals with a number of different aspects of the propriety of awarding punitive damages in a case involving the tort of conversion.
The appellee and cross-appellant, Marcin Borzym, brought suit against the appellant and cross-appellee, Darcars Motors of Silver Spring, Inc. (“Darcars”) in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. The case was tried by a jury, presided over by Judge Paul A. McGuckian, on April 2 and 3, 2001. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Borzym, awarding him compensatory damages in the amount of $4,300 on the count charging conversion. No…
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