· 9/29/1992
Bradshaw v. Deming
Citations
- 837 S.W.2d 592
- 1992 Mo. App. LEXIS 1543
- 1992 WL 237609
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- declaring that punitive damages are not intended to compensate a plaintiff; rather, they are meant to punish and deter
- “[P]unitive damages . . . have as their purpose, not the compensation of the plaintiff, but the punishment of the defendant and the deterrence of the offending conduct in the future.”
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Judges: Kennedy, Spinden, Ulrich
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