Legal Opinion

Vargas Manufacturing Co. v. Friedman

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided June 21, 1995No. 93-229-APublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WEISBERGER, Chief Justice.

This case comes before us on the appeal of the plaintiff, Vargas Manufacturing Co. (Var gas), from a judgment entered in the Superi- or Court relieving the defendants, Jay Friedman (Friedman) and Gold Coast International Jewelry (GCI), of paying the balance due on a contract for the purchase of jewelry and awarding the defendants on their counterclaim a total of $40,000 in punitive damages. The plaintiff also appeals the denial of its motion for new tidal with respect to the award of punitive damages. We affirm in part the judgment of the Superior Court and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Harrigan v. Mason & Winograd, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1979
  2. State v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Vermont · 1991
  3. Santos v. SantosSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1990
  4. Scotto v. ZifcakSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1981
  5. O'Donnell v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1984

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