· 3/8/1886
Townsend v. Kennard
Citations
- 1 Miss. Dec. 222
How courts have described this case
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- superseded by rule on other grounds, See Niskanen v. Giant Eagle, Inc. , 122 Ohio St.3d 486 , 912 N.E.2d 595 , 599 (2009)
- “Punitive damages are awarded as punishment for causing compensable harm and as a deterrent against similar action in the future. No civil cause of action in this state may be maintained simply for punitive damages.”
- superceded by rule on other grounds
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Judges: Campbell
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