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7 Ky. Op. 386

Smith v. Smith

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided December 20, 1873

Court of Appeals of Kentucky · decided 1873-12-20

<p>Appeal — Reversa!—Damages on Dissolution of Injunction.</p> <p>Since the damages to be awarded on the dissolution of an injunction are within the discretion of the court, refusal to award any damages is not cause for reversal.</p>

Decided 1873-12-20

¶1Opinion by

Judge Pryor:

¶2Conceding the appellant to be entitled to damages upon the dissolution of the injunction, still, the sum to be awarded being entirely within the discretion of the court, this court will not reverse when the court below refuses to give any.

¶3Upon a reversal, no sum could be fixed by which the court below should be controlled, other than as provided by the Code. That court might allow, as damages, from one per cent, to ten per cent, on the amount enjoined; and as there is no specified sum in controversy, and the whole question being within the discretion of the court, although it may be arbitrary to refuse to allow any damages, the judgment will not be disturbed.

¶4We perceive no error in requiring each party to' pay their own costs. Judgment affirmed.

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