Flood v. Ware’s Empirical Analysis
1978
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
May 1981
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Lassitter v. Intern. Union of Op. Engin. · 357 So. 2d 747 - Sonson v. Nelson
Most-quoted passages
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“... [a] jury may not, as it did here, order a defendant to pay punitive damages if it does not find him liable for either compensatory or nominal damages. Sonson v. Nelson, [supra].”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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