Fisher v. Barker

Fain, Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Helen Barker, appeals from a judgment rendered against her on a claim for conversion and improper entry into a tenant’s residence. Barker contends that the trial court erred by permitting the jury to award compensatory damages with regard to the claim for conversion. She also contends that the award of punitive damages was improper.

{¶ 2} We conclude that because no evidence was offered to prove the value of the personal property of plaintiff-appellee, Leland Fisher, that was converted by Barker, the award of compensatory damages for conversion in the…