Culbreath v. First Tennessee Bank National Ass'n

How courts have described this case

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• concluding that the trial court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law amply supported the imposition of punitive damages but were not sufficient to support the amount of punitive damages awarded
• determining that cases from other jurisdictions and law review articles cited by the appellee were inapposite where other authorities controlled
• determining that cases from other jurisdictions and law review articles cited by the appellee were inapposite where other authorities controlled
• holding bank’s conduct was “reprehensible” supporting punitive damage award
• “If we were to interpret ‘all liabilities’ in 12 U.S.C. § 215a(a)(4) to exclude punitive damages, we would be ignoring the ordinary meaning of the word ‘all’ ”
• “If we were to interpret ‘all liabilities’ in 12 U.S.C. §215a(a)(4) to exclude punitive damages, we would be ignoring the ordinary meaning of the word ‘all’ ”

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