Murray v. Feight

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• holding defendant liable for punitive damages for act of partner in the ordinary course of partnership business
• stating that when no objection is raised at trial, any errors claimed on appeal must be reviewed only if they constitute plain error
• plaintiff showed severe emotional distress resulted from defendant’s forcible entry onto and confiscation of plaintiff’s property following recent sudden death of plaintiffs daughter
• not plain error for the court to instruct the jury on punitive damages because evidence supported finding that defendant at the very least acted in reckless disregard to plaintiff’s rights
• non-mutual collateral estoppel not allowed where unusual or exceptional circumstances of prior adjudication would make it unfair to allow a person who was not a party to the first judgment to invoke res judicata or collateral estoppel
• requiring “a fair opportunity procedurally, substantively, and evidentially”

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