Legal Opinion
Kamlar Corp. v. Haley
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 21, 1983No. Record 801166PublishedCited by 194 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.
This case requires that we reexamine the availability of punitive damages to a party aggrieved by a breach of contract. Jesse C. Haley, Jr., brought an action against Kamlar Corporation for breach of a written five-year contract of employment. The motion for judgment also included counts alleging fraud, conspiracy, insulting words and libel against Kamlar and three of its individual employees. The tort counts were either nonsuited or struck by the trial court, except claims for libel and conspiracy against one of the co-defendants, Donald L. Arbogast. The jury returned verdicts in Haley’s…
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