Legal Opinion
Lesher v. Nichter
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Dauphin County
Decided September 9, 1992No. 5348-S-1991Published
1Opinion of the Court
DOWLING, J.,
*214We have in the past rather consistently expressed our dispiriting approach to the concept of punitive damages and its trivialization. See In re Dauphin County Asbestos Cases, 109 Dauphin Leg. J. 175 (1989); Wolgemuth, et al. v. Hershey Medical Center & Harrisburg Hospital, 111 Dauphin Leg. J. 353 (1992); Pinskey, et al. v. Harristown Development Corp., et al., 110 Dauphin Leg. J. 281 (1990); Chambers v. Domino’s Pizza, 110 Dauphin Leg. J. 1 (1989); and Estate of Bair v. Hunters & Anglers Assn., 110 Dauphin Leg. J. 57 (1989).
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2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Los Alamos Medical Center, Inc. v. CoeNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1954
- Strauss v. BiggsSupreme Court of Delaware · 1987
- Azarbal v. Medical Center of Delaware, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1989
- Dill v. MilesSupreme Court of Kansas · 1957