Bastian v. Laffin

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• defining \[t]he measure of damages for tortious injuries to personal property” as \the lesser of the difference between the value of the property immediately before the harm has been done and its value immediately thereafter or the reasonable cost of repairs”
• defining “[t]he measure of damages for tortious injuries to personal property” as “the lesser of the difference between the value of the property immediately before the harm has been done and its value immediately thereafter or the reasonable cost of repairs”
• attorneys fees intended to compensate a defendant as well as plaintiff for the consequences of improper conduct
• “[T]he rule is intended to compensate a defendant as well as a plaintiff for the consequences of the defined types of improper conduct by an opponent”
• “the rule is intended to compensate a defendant as well as a plaintiff for the consequences of the defined types of improper conduct by an opponent”
• Personal Representative’s negligent failure to turn personalty of decedent over to heirs

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).