Legal Opinion
Peterson v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Decided April 8, 1982No. L.A. 31439PublishedCited by 136 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BROUSSARD, J.
— Petitioners (hereafter plaintiffs) seek a writ of mandate to command respondent court to grant their motion for leave to file a first amended complaint. Their petition presents the question whether the rule announced in Taylor v. Superior Court (1979) 24 Cal.3d 890 [157 Cal.Rptr. 693, 598 P.2d 854], that punitive damages are recoverable from an intoxicated driver who causes personal injury, should apply retroactively to accidents that occurred or complaints filed before this court decided Taylor on August 21, 1979. Assessing the considerations governing retroactive…
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