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AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY v. JUHASZ

No. 72-1389.

281 So.2d 244 (1973)

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, a Corporation Authorized to Do Business in the State of Florida, Appellant, v. Nandor JUHASZ, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied August 27, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walton, Lantaff, Schroeder, Carson & Wahl and David K. Tharp, Miami, for appellant.

Ernest Ridarsick, Miami, for appellee.

Before BARKDULL, C.J., and PEARSON and HENDRY, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

The defendant American Express Company appeals a final judgment based on a jury verdict for the plaintiff-appellee in the amount of $980 for compensatory damages and $1,250 for punitive damages. The principal argument presented is that the evidence was insufficient to establish punitive damages because no independent tort was alleged or proven. Our examination of the pleadings convinces us that while the complaint was inartfully drawn it was sufficient...

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