Johnston v. Brown

Plaintiff, Dr. Kevin R. Johnston, and the defendant, Dr. Alec E. Brown, were associated for the practice of dentistry *479from 1978 to 1982. The complaint alleges that the defendant wrongfully detained equipment and patient records and asserted that the defendant was due the plaintiff additional compensation for his services for the years 1980 to 1982 on the theory of quantum meruit. A jury returned verdicts against the defendant of $7,500 actual damages and $10,000 punitive damages for wrongful detention and $19,000 in quantum meruit for services rendered by the plaintiff for the years…