Legal Opinion
Faulk v. Aware, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 10, 1962PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbraham N. G-eller, J.
In this libel action the jury rendered a verdict awarding compensatory damages of $1,000,000 against the three defendants and punitive damages of $1,250,000 each against defendants Aware, Inc., and Vincent Hartnett.
In view of the death prior to verdict of the third defendant, Laurence A. Johnson, punitive damages could not be awarded against him. But, since he died after the close of all the evidence in this long trial, his death presumably having occurred during the night following the summation of counsel representing all the defendants and not reported to the court until near the end of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- In Re the Estate of MalloyNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
- Gill v. Montgomery Ward & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954
- Holmes v. . JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Tillotson v. CheethamNew York Supreme Court · 1808
- Noll v. RuprechtNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Sidney Roginsky v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Hayes v. GillTennessee Supreme Court · 1965
- Zaninovich v. American Airlines, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1966
- Buckley v. LittellDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1975
- Berner v. British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines, Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1964
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