Legal Opinion
Nappe v. Anschelewitz, Barr, Ansell & Bonello
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 2, 1984PublishedCited by 214 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
SCHREIBER, J.
The primary issue raised by this case is whether a cause of action for legal fraud exists in the absence of compensatory damages.1 A related issue is whether punitive damages may be *42awarded in the absence of a compensatory damage award in an action for legal fraud. These issues arose when the jury awarded plaintiff $2 as nominal damages against the defendant Richard Bonello for fraud in each of two transactions and $50,000 in punitive damages for both frauds, without an allocation of the punitive award to either matter. These claims arose…
2Cases cited54 opinions
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3Cited by214 opinions
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