Ault v. Lohr

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• finding that, although it does not require a compensatory damages award, a punitive damages award requires a finding of liability for the underlying cause of action
• Punitive damages may be recovered where the factfinder has found a breach of duty but the plaintiff was unable to prove compensatory or actual damages.
• nominal damages flow from the establishment of an invasion of a legal right, closely matching the definition of general damages
• \The narrow question for resolution by this Court is whether a plaintiff can recover punitive damages where the factfinder has found a breach of duty but no compensatory or actual damages have been proven.\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).