RAMADA HOTEL OPERATING CO. v. SHAFFER

No. 29A02-9007-CV-412.

576 N.E.2d 1264 (1991)

RAMADA HOTEL OPERATING COMPANY APPELLANT-DEFENDANT, v. Robert SHAFFER Appellee-Plaintiff.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, First District.

August 19, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon D. Krahulik, Robert G. Weddle, Robert W. Strohmeyer, Jr., Nana Quay-Smith, Bingham Summers Welsh & Spilman, Indianapolis, for appellant-defendant.

William L. Barr, Jr., Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, Chicago, Kevin P. Farrell, Townsend, Yosha & Cline, Indianapolis, for appellee-plaintiff.


ROBERTSON, Judge.

Ramada Hotel Operating Company appeals from a jury verdict on Robert Shaffer's complaint for compensatory and punitive damages for personal injury. The jury found in Shaffer's favor and awarded him $999,000.00 in compensatory damages and $2,791,530.00 in punitive damages. The Ramada Hotel Operating Company claims that the trial court should not have permitted the jury to award punitive damages and that...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases