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· 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

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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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