Kennan v. Checker Taxi Co., Inc.

Defendant, Checker Taxi Company, Inc. (Checker), appeals from a judgment for compensatory and punitive damages entered in favor of the plaintiff, Sean Kennan. This action arose from an altercation between plaintiff, a blind man, and a Checker cab driver. Plaintiff’s fifth and final amended complaint contained three counts: count I alleged assault and battery; count II alleged wrongful ejectment; and count III sought punitive damages. Prior to the commencement of trial, plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the defendant driver. At the conclusion of the trial, the jury returned a verdict finding…