Legal Opinion
Mosser v. Fruehauf Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 11, 1991No. Nos. 90-2394 to 90-2398PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
This ease raises recurrent questions about punitive damage awards in products liability suits. The district court found ample support for the jury award of compensatory damages in this wrongful death action against Fruehauf Corporation for the manufacture of an allegedly defective flatbed trailer. However, the court set aside the punitive award shortly after its return. On appeal, Fruehauf challenges the compensatory award and plaintiff seeks reinstatement of the punitive verdict. Finding no error in any of the trial court’s rulings and finding the evidence…
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- Spell v. McDanielCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- Cone v. West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Jimenez Ex Rel. Estate of Jimenez v. Chrysler Corp.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1999
- Aaron Burrows v. The City of Tulsa, Oklahoma, P.W. Calhoun, and D.H. Burr, J.L. Flippin, D.H. Shelby, Officer Wilcoxen, Officer BellamyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
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