Legal Opinion
TXO Production Corp. v. Alliance Resources Corp.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 25, 1993No. 92-479PublishedCited by 785 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtJustice Stevens
In a common-law action for slander of title, respondents obtained a judgment against petitioner for $19,000 in actual damages and $10 million in punitive damages. The question we granted certiorari to decide is whether that punitive damages award violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, either because its amount is excessive or because it is the product of an unfair procedure.
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On August 23, 1985, TXO Production Corp. (TXO) commenced this litigation by filing a complaint in the Circuit Court of McDowell County, West Virginia, for a declaratory judgment removing a cloud on…
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