Court Opinion

ID: 9726110
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 12:31:34.361748+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:13:08.027458
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GARRARD, Judge,
concurring in result.
I concur in the result reached by the majority because I agree that harmful error was committed when the court refused to instruct the jury concerning the duty to pay the appraisal award.
I do not agree that it was error to exclude Dr. Blinder's testimony regarding the *1295effect of Statesman's conduct upon the Carrolls. Carrolls' compensatory damages were not in issue, and the individual psychological impact upon them was not an element of punitive damages. I agree that more general opinion testimony might be admissible, but find no abuse of discretion in the trial court's action here.