Mike E. Carr, Michael L. Carr, C.l. Carr, C.l. Carr, Jr., and Tahoe Gaming, LLC v. Stewart Nance and John Pruett Nance

Summary

The court affirmed the judgment for the Nances on direct appeal, holding that substantial evidence supported the jury's findings under the recreational-use statute and that the punitive-damages instruction was not an abuse of discretion. It declined to decide the precise statutory meaning of "malicious" because the jury returned a general verdict and the circuit court made no specific interpretation ruling. The court reversed the remittitur and directed reinstatement of Stewart Nance's original $400,000 compensatory-damages award because the evidence supported compensation for caretaking and related costs. No separate opinions were filed.