Villella v. Waikem Motors, Inc.

Supreme Court of Ohio · Decided 1989-08-16

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Alice Robie Resnick, J. I In its first proposition of law, the appellant asserts that punitive damages should not have been awarded to appellee, because the evidence produced at trial was insufficient to support a finding of actual malice, which is a prerequisite to punitive damages recovery. Historically, punitive damages in Ohio have been allowed in civil tort actions which involve ingred…

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