Jorgensen v. John Clay and Co.

How courts have described this case

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

• “The general rule is that punitive damages cannot be awarded for a breach of contract.”’
• “The general rule is that punitive damages cannot be awarded for a breach of contract.”
• even a malicious or willful breach of contract cannot allow for a punitive damages award unless an independent tort is proved

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).