Cirrincione v. Johnson

How courts have described this case

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• holding that “it is the province of the jury to resolve conflicts in the evidence, to pass upon the credibility of the witnesses, and to decide what weight to give to a witness’ testimony”
• providing that punitive damages may be awarded if a tort is committed with actual malice or with such gross negligence as to indicate a wanton disregard of the rights of others
• noting that, generally, punitive damages are not recoverable for breach of contract
• providing that punitive damages may be awarded if a tort is committed with actual malice or with such gross negligence as to indicate a wanton disregard of the rights of others
• applying manifest-weight to a jury finding of fact but appearing to apply it to decision to award punitive damages
• noting that generally, punitive damages are not recoverable for breach of contract

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).