Bennett v. Reynolds

in which Chief Justice JEFFERSON, Justice HECHT, Justice WAINWRIGHT, Justice MEDINA, Justice GREEN, and Justice GUZMAN joined, and in all but Part 11(A)(1) of which Justice JOHNSON joined.

This case involves an extended drought, missing cattle, and feuding neighbors. In 2002 these factors sparked litigation over the auction of thirteen head of wandering cattle, culminating in a judgment for actual and exemplary damages. Today we clarify the standards for reviewing exemplary damages, which the United States Supreme Court has subjected to increasingly strict due-process scrutiny.

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