Davis v. Lira

Opinion by

Judge DUBOFSKY.

Plaintiff, Jeffrey A. Davis, appeals the trial court’s reduction of a jury verdict awarding exemplary damages against defendant, Joel Lira. Defendant cross-appeals the judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff. We affirm the judgment entered on the jury verdict in favor of plaintiff but reverse the reduction of the exemplary damages award.

In the early morning of January 3, 1988, defendant, while driving his truck on Interstate 25 in Denver, became engaged in a game of “road warriors” with another vehicle. Eventually, the two vehicles stopped in the…