· 2/23/1988
City of Los Angeles v. Shpegel-Dimsey, Inc.
Citations
- 198 Cal. App. 3d 1009
- 244 Cal. Rptr. 507
- 1988 Cal. App. LEXIS 142
How courts have described this case
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- “Since a municipality may exercise its police power to punish a wrongdoer by way of example, its failure to do so should not be excused by providing the remedy of punitive damages.”
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Judges: Spencer
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