· 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
How courts have described this case
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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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