Chavez-Rey v. Miller

OPINION

DONNELLY, Judge.

Plaintiffs, as husband and wife, appeal from an order of the trial court granting remittitur of an award for punitive damages entered following trial by jury. Defendants also pursue a cross-appeal herein.

On appeal the issues asserted by plaintiffs are: (1) jurisdiction of trial court to grant remittitur; (2) whether there was abuse of discretion in granting remittitur and (3) claim of error in not permitting plaintiffs an option to agree to either a new trial or the remittitur. For their cross-appeal, defendants have raised a single issue, alleging the trial court erred…