· 12/7/1982
Veselenak v. Smith
Citations
- 327 N.W.2d 261
- 414 Mich. 567
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “Due to the required mental element, negligence is not sufficient to justify an award of exemplary damages.”
- rejecting a distinction between mental-anguish damages and separate exemplary damages
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Judges: Kavanagh, Williams, Levin, Coleman, Ryan, Fitzgerald, Moody
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