Legal Opinion
Baptiste v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 23, 1980No. Civ. 58176PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
JEFFERSON (Bernard), P. J.
This petition for mandate compels resolution of the question of whether Gilbert A. Baptiste, the petitioner (hereinafter plaintiff), who is prosecuting in the superior court a maritime tort action against his corporate employer, Chevron Shipping Company (Standard Oil Company of California), real party in interest before us (hereinafter defendant), may there seek an award of punitive damages in addition to other relief. As we shall articulate, we have determined that petitioner may do so.
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The Procedural Facts
Plaintiff filed a personal injury complaint in the…
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