Zacharias Charalambous v. Jean Lafitte Corporation

This is a suit by a tenant for damages arising out of the breach by the landlord of a commercial lease. The trial was to a jury which returned a verdict in the tenants favor for $45,522.83 actual damages and $100,000.00 exemplary damages. The defendants motions to disregard jury findings as to damages for $5,200.00 depreciation losses and exemplary damages of $100,000.00 were sustained, leaving a recovery of $40,322.83. The trial court, on the defendants motion for new trial, ordered a remittitur which was filed by the plaintiffs, resulting in a final judgment being entered for the plaintiffs in the amount of $22,072.83. The plaintiffs appeal, and, as reformed, we affirm.