Purtill v. Weitl CA1/3
Defendant Patricia Weitl, as trustee for the Donald Pippo revocable trust, appeals a judgment entered in favor of plaintiffs Michael and Annie Purtill and Timothy and Elaine Snow on their complaint for, among other things, slander of title, malicious prosecution and conversion. On appeal, defendant contends there is insufficient evidence to support the judgment on plaintiffs’ malicious prosecution and slander of title claims. Defendant argues further the punitive damages awarded are either unsupported by substantial evidence or excessive. We agree with defendant that there is no substantial evidence to support the award of emotional distress damages to Timothy Snow and Elaine Snow on their claims for malicious prosecution so that that element of the judgment must be stricken, but we reject the remainder of defendant’s claims.
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