Universal Brokers, Inc. v. Higdon

HOLMES, Judge.

This is an appeal of a jury verdict and judgment thereon from the Circuit Court of Cullman County, in favor of the original defendant, appellee here, on his counterclaim.

The only issue presented by this appeal is whether the trial court committed reversible error in failing to grant the motion for new trial of the original plaintiff, appellant here, in that punitive damages should not have been awarded.

The corporate plaintiff filed suit claiming money owed to it by defendant Higdon. The defendant thereafter filed a counterclaim alleging money owed to him by plaintiff and further…