Tuttle v. Raymond

How courts have described this case

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• holding that for purposes of punitive damages, “ ‘implied’ or ‘legal’ malice will not be established by the defendant’s mere reckless disregard of the circumstances”
• providing that actual malice exists where the tortfeasor’s conduct “is motivated by ill will” toward another
• rejecting imposition of punitive damages for reckless conduct to avoid, in part, allowing “‘limitless imposition of punitive damages’”
• discussing and rejecting various arguments raised against the doctrine of punitive damages
• higher standard of proof given retroactive application where prior case law gave notice of intent to reexamine burden of proof
• “plaintiff may recover exemplary damages based upon tortious conduct only if he has proven by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant acted with malice”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).