Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Sappington v. United States
396 U.S. 876
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1969-10-20
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- "as a matter of federal law, it is a defendant's burden to introduce evidence of net worth for purposes of minimizing a punitive damages award"
- jury verdict awarding punitive damages was supported by evidence of malice
Citator
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C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.