Thorne v. Contee

How courts have described this case

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

• \[The tortious act of the servant done in the course of his employment is ordinarily the legal act of the master.\
• “In order for the issue of punitive damages to go to the jury, Thome must have produced sufficient evidence of Contee’s wanton or reckless conduct to meet the preponderance of the evidence test.”
• “An intoxicated driver has his judgment impaired by the effects of alcohol when making the decision to drive.”
• \We hold that there must be an award of some compensatory damages under the count wherein punitive damages are claimed before there can be an award of punitive damages thereunder.\
• “We hold that there must be an award of some compensatory damages under the count wherein punitive damages are claimed before there can be an award of punitive damages thereunder.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).