Glidden v. Skinner

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• concluding that punitive damages were warranted where defendants induced plaintiffs to sell cows from another farm and work long hours on defendants’ farm without compen sation even though they knew that they were not going to go through with sale of farm to plaintiffs
• explaining that punitive damages are generally not available for breach of contract except “where the breach has the character of a willful and wanton or fraudulent tort”
• punitive damages allowed in actions for breach of contract where breach has the character of willful and wanton or fraudulent tort

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