Vernon Fire & Casualty Insurance Co. v. Sharp

Defendant-appellants Vernon and Great American (the insurers) are appealing from a jury verdict awarding plaintiff-appellee Sharp compensatory and punitive damages.

The four issues argued by the insurers are that the amount of compensatory damages was excessive; the award of punitive damages was error; error in rejecting evidence of Sharp’s understanding of his insurance coverage and, the failure to include interest in the verdict was inconsistent with an award of punitive damages, therefore contrary to law.

We find no reversible error.

Sharp owned a creosoting plant which was operated by John…