C.T. EX REL. TAYLOR v. JOHNSON

No. 960466.

977 P.2d 479 (1999)

1999 UT 35

C.T., a minor, By and Through his guardian ad litem, Albert TAYLOR, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Scott R. JOHNSON, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

April 13, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Black, Sr., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff.

Joseph J. Joyce, Salt Lake City, Kristin Van Orman, for defendant.


HOWE, Chief Justice:

¶ 1 Defendant Scott R. Johnson appeals from an order denying his motion for a new trial or, in the alternative, for a remittitur. He moved for a new trial after the jury awarded plaintiff C.T. $10,300 in compensatory damages and $25,000 in punitive damages in this personal injury action. He contends that (1) the compensatory damages award was erroneous because C.T. did not meet the threshold no-fault insurance requirements of Utah Code Ann...

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