Legal Opinion
Tripp v. American Tobacco Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided April 27, 1927PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStacy, C. J.
The chief exception presented by the record is the one which challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to warrant an award of punitive damáges. The liability of the corporate defendant for punitive, as well as compensatory damages, in case the tort committed by the defendant,. Turner, in the course of his employment was wilfully, wantonly and maliciously inflicted, is not seriously questioned. May v. Tel. Co., 157 N. C., 416; Stewart v. Lumber Co., 146 N. C., 47; Hayes v. R. R., 141 N. C., 195; Jackson v. Tel. Co., 139 N. C., 347; Durham v. R. R., 108 N. C., 399; Louis Pizitz Dry Goods Co.…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Day v. WoodworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
- Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. ArmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Philadelphia, Wilmington, & Baltimore Railroad v. QuigleySupreme Court of the United States · 1859
- Sloan v. EdwardsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1883
- Stanford v. . Grocery Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Dickerson v. . Refining Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1931
- Clemmons v. Life Insurance Company of GeorgiaSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1968
- Allred v. GravesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1964
- Worthy v. . KnightSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1936
- Binder v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1943
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