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· 5/6/1988

Hockensmith v. Waxler

Citations

  • 524 So. 2d 714
  • 1988 WL 42223

How courts have described this case

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  • holding, that award of punitive damages that was nearly four times the defendant’s net worth was unconstitutionally excessive
  • net worth evidence used by the court to determine punitive award was excessive

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Judges: Threadgill

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