Sebastian v. Wood

How courts have described this case

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

• sustaining punitive damage award if plaintiff suffered injury for which compensatory damages might be awarded
• stating punitive damages “are not recoverable as a matter of right and are only incidental to the main cause of action”
• a plaintiff may recover punitive damages upon a showing of gross negligence, something greater than ordinary negligence
• punitive damages allowed for actual malice or willful or reckless disregard of rights of others
• punitive damages allowed for actual malice or willful or reckless disregard of rights of others
• malice, oppression, wantonness, recklessness, or gross negligence

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).