Turner v. Firstar Bank, N.A.

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• where the court found that the presence of only one reprehensibility factor was insufficient to sustain a punitive damages award 20 times higher than the compensatory damages award
• in suit against lender for wrongful repossession of vehicle, payment of compensatory damages prior to trial did not negate fact of legitimate injury, which supported claim for punitive damages
• “Neither party has presented any cases or statutes regarding this factor that are comparable in a meaningful sense to this case, nor is this court aware of any such cases or statutes. Accordingly, this guidepost is of minimal value in our assessment”
• “Neither party has presented any cases or statutes regarding this factor that are comparable in a meaningful sense to this case, nor is this court aware of any such cases or statutes. Accordingly, this guidepost is of minimal value in our assessment”
• appellate court remitted the punitive damages award, conditioned on the plaintiff’s consent; if the plaintiff did not consent within the time set by the trial court, then the trial court would order a new trial to determine the amount of punitive damages

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