The Georgia Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a verdict of $150,000 for spoiled fruit and $272,000 in attorney fees for a peach grower who was locked out of his orchard at harvest time by a competitor.

On top of that, Judge Trent Brown ruled that the offending farmer’s behavior was so rotten, the winner of the verdict can go back to Meriwether County Superior Court Judge Jack Kirby and seek punitive damages.

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