ALY v. GARCIA


754 A.2d 1232 (2000)

333 N.J. Super. 195

Sibyl ALY and Belgica Ysabel Correa DeSoto, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. Gustavo GARCIA, Defendant-Appellant.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided July 18, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Espinosa & Espinosa, Carlstadt, for defendant-appellant (Juan Guillermo Espinosa, on the brief).

James J. Tutak, Kearny, for plaintiffs-respondents.

Before Judges STERN, WEFING and STEINBERG.


The opinion of the court was delivered by STEINBERG, J.A.D.

Defendant Gustavo Garcia appeals from a judgment, based upon a jury verdict, entered against him in favor of plaintiff Sibyl Aly (Aly) and Belgica Ysabel Correa DeSoto (DeSoto). The jury awarded each plaintiff $8,000 in compensatory damages and $6,500 in punitive damages. We reverse.

Aly and DeSoto were tenants in a building owned by defendant and his wife. The Garcias operated a small family restaurant...

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