Legal Opinion
King v. Nixon
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 27, 1953No. 11569_1PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
The District Court rightly ruled that recovery of exemplary or punitive damages, in a civil action for assault and battery, is not precluded by the fact that the defendant may be liable to criminal prosecution, 1 and also that the defendant’s financial condition is admissible in evidence as bearing on the amount of such damages. Brown v. Evans, C.C., 17 F. 912; affirmed, Evans v. Brown, 1883, 109 U.S. 180, 3 S.Ct. 83, 27 L.Ed. 898; notes, 16 A.L.R. 771, 798, 838, 123 A.L.R. 1115, 1122, 1136.
Affirmed.
1. Language to the contrary in Huber v. Teuber, 1879, 3 MacArthur 484, 497, 10 D.C. 484, is…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Winthrop Iron Co. v. MeekerSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Brown v. EvansUnited States Circuit Court · 1883
- Huber v. TeuberDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1881
- Evans v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
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