Keenan v. City of Philadelphia

A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judge,

dissenting in part,

I join in the opinion of the court as to all issues except the imposition of punitive damages. More particularly, I agree with Part IV A of the above opinion that the conduct of Grasso, Stoner, and Gallagher establishes their liability for punitive damages. I further agree that there is no basis for punitive damages against Tucker. However, I dissent because the extraordinary magnitude of the punitive damages in this ease cannot be sustained on this record which is devoid of evidence of the defendants’ financial net worth.

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