BANKS v. LOCKHART

No. 2012-CA-00241-COA.

119 So.3d 370 (2013)

Harrison BANKS, Appellant v. Brandon LOCKHART, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

July 23, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua A. Turner , Jackson, attorney for appellant.

Leroy Davis Percy , Oxford, attorney for appellee.

Before GRIFFIS, P.J., BARNES and MAXWELL, JJ.


GRIFFIS, P.J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Brandon Lockhart filed a civil complaint against Harrison Banks for damages for battery. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Lockhart and awarded $300,000 in compensatory damages and $50,000 in punitive damages. On appeal, Banks argues that: (1) the jury's verdict is against the over-whelming weight of the evidence; (2) the trial court erred when it allowed the jury to consider punitive damages; and (3) the trial court erred...

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