Lee v. Aiu

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• concluding that a claim for specific enforcement of an agreement was not an action in the nature of assumpsit, even though the claimant prayed for damages as alternative relief
• holding that a claim for specific enforcement of an agreement was not an action in the nature of assumpsit, even though the claimant prayed for damages as alternative relief
• holding record contained substantial evidence that defendants engaged in “aggravated or outrageous misconduct” required to impose punitive damages where IIED claim also stood
• holding record contained substantial evidence that defendants engaged in “aggravated or outrageous misconduct” required to impose punitive damages where IIED claim also stood
• noting that reformation of a deed is appropriate to reflect the true intent of the parties, where such intent was incorrectly expressed through mutual mistake or the fraud of the defendant
• affirming the jury's award of punitive damages where it was reasonable for the jury to have found the defendant liable for IIED

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