Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Jennings

Citations

• 110 Miss. 673
• 70 So. 830

Syllabus

<p>1. Toets. Actions. What law governs. Damages. Punitive damages. The law of the state where a tort occurs governs the right of action.</p> <p>2. Damages. Punitive damages.</p> <p>In the state of Missouri, actual damages must have been sustained as a basis for the recovery of punitive damages,, and in the absence of actual damages no punitive damages may be recovered.</p>