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· 11/1/1994

Vanderlinden v. United Services Automobile Ass'n Property & Casualty Insurance Co.

Citations

  • 885 S.W.2d 239
  • 1994 WL 502740

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  • to allow recovery would be antithetic to the purpose to be served by punitive damages
  • to allow recovery would be antithetic to the purpose to be served by punitive damages
  • appeals court held that punitive damages are intended to punish and deter, not compensate, and that it is against the purpose of UM coverage to cover punitive damages
  • appeals court held that punitive damages are intended to punish and deter, not compensate, and that it is against the purpose of UM coverage to cover punitive damages

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Judges: Cornelius, Grant, Bleil

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