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· 6/5/1923

Ingram v. Robinson

Citations

  • 199 Ky. 631
  • 251 S.W. 655
  • 1923 Ky. LEXIS 883

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • applying Ohio statutory punitive damages cap to a default judgment resulting from a bad faith insurance claim
  • a court may make further inquiry “through oral testimony at an evidentiary hearing, or through the submission of affidavits and other materials”
  • a court may make further inquiry “through oral testimony at an evidentiary hearing, or through the submission of affidavits and other materials”
  • “[w]hen the amount of damages to be awarded pursuant to a default judgment is uncertain, the court must make further inquiry”
  • “[w]hen the amount of damages to be awarded pursuant to a default judgment is uncertain, the court must make further inquiry”
  • “malice” under the Ohio statute includes “conscious disregard for the rights and safety of other persons that has a great probability of causing substantial harm” (internal citations omitted) (punitive damages awarded for tortious failure to investigate life insurance claim)

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Judges: Chiep, Sampson

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