Lala v. Peoples Bank & Trust Co. of Cedar Rapids

How courts have described this case

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• recognizing the doctrine of curative admissibility when inadmissible evidence is introduced into the record and opposing party is allowed to offer inadmissible evidence to cure the problem
• recognizing the doctrine of curative admissibility when inadmissible evidence is introduced into the record and opposing party is allowed to offer inadmissible evidence to cure the problem
• “Punitive damages are ... incidental to the main cause of action and are not recoverable as of right.”
• “Punitive damages are awarded as punishment and as a deterrent to the wrongdoer and others. These damages are incidental to the main cause of action and are not recoverable as of right.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).