KENT INS. CO. v. SCHROEDER

Nos. 83-1826, 83-1827.

469 So.2d 209 (1985)

KENT INSURANCE COMPANY; Gags Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Sandspur Bar, Appellants, v. Ruth Joanne SCHROEDER, et al., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

May 23, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis P. Dore, of Haas, Boehm, Brown, Rigdon & Seacrest, P.A., Daytona Beach, for appellant Kent Ins. Co.

Kathleen V. McCarthy, Hialeah, for appellant Gags Enterprises, Inc.

Thomas F. Pepe, of Pepe and Nemire, Coral Gables, for appellee Ruth Joanne Schroeder.


SHARP, Judge.

Kent Insurance Company and Gags Enterprises, Inc. (Gags) appeal from a jury verdict and final judgment awarding Schroeder $31,500.00 in compensatory damages and $30,000.00 in punitive damages for an intentional tort committed against her by McElfish, the president of Gags and a primary stockholder. Gags argues it is not liable for punitive damages under the requirements of Mercury Motors Express, Inc. v...

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