Punitive damages may be awarded under the Survivor's Act even if there is no award of compensatory damages, the NJ state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in a precedent setting case. In Harold E. Smith v. Alan Whitaker, et al., the justices upheld $1.25 million in punitive damages awarded to the survivors of a Port Norris, Cumberland County, woman killed in a car accident.
July 26, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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Punitive damages may be awarded under the Survivor’s Act even if there is no award of compensatory damages, the stateSupreme Court ruled Tuesday in a precedent-setting case.
In Harold E. Smith v. Alan Whitaker, et al., A-15, thejustices upheld $1.25 million in punitive damages awarded to thesurvivors of a Port Norris, Cumberland County, woman killed in acar accident.
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