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· 12/12/1985

Charles Stinson Smith and Jimmie Dean Smith v. Russellville Production Credit Association

Citations

  • 777 F.2d 1544
  • 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 25214
  • 54 U.S.L.W. 2390

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  • “[T]he principle of sovereign immunity ... generally bars the award of punitive damages in actions against the United States as sovereign.”

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Judges: Godbold, Johnson, Tuttle

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