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· 6/15/1953

Work v. Looney

Citations

  • 345 U.S. 990

How courts have described this case

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  • affirming award of punitive damages on claim for property damage caused by contamination of off-site property
  • stating, in the context of a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, that \the question of the sufficiency of the evidence needed to go to the jury in a diversity case is a matter of federal law\
  • evidence of general pattern of misconduct meeting punitive damages standard sufficient for jury to infer same type of misconduct caused plaintiffs injuries and justified punitive damages award

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