Washington v. Farlice

Opinion

JOHNSON, J.

Appellant, Nora F. Farlice, appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict claiming the award of compensatory damages of $10,000 for the false imprisonment of respondent Lynell Washington was unsupported by the evidence. Appellant also contends the $50,000 award of punitive damages is excessive as a matter of law. We conclude the compensatory damage award is supported by substantial evidence and affirm that award. However, we further conclude insufficient evidence was produced at trial to support the punitive damage award of $50,000. We consequently reverse that portion…