Chapman v. Clark

Andrews, Presiding Judge.

Clyde Hayward Chapman claims the trial court erred when it modified the substance of a jury verdict by directing that the jury’s award of punitive damages in his favor be stricken, and by entering judgment on the remaining portion of the verdict. Because the trial court correctly ruled Chapman was not legally entitled to punitive damages, and that the illegal portion of the verdict was separable from the legal portion, we find no error and affirm.

Chapman sued Reliford Clark, Jr. claiming that Clark wrongfully converted construction equipment known as a “953…