[DOWNLOAD] "Summey v. Cauthen" by Supreme Court of North Carolina " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free

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Title: Summey v. Cauthen
Author : Supreme Court of North Carolina
Release Date : January 12, 1973
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 52 KB

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The rationale permitting recovery of punitive damages is that such damages may be awarded in addition to compensatory damages to punish a defendant for his wrongful acts and to deter others from committing similar acts. A civil action may not be maintained solely for the purpose of collecting punitive damages but may only be awarded when a cause of action otherwise exists in which at least nominal damages are recoverable by the plaintiff. Worthy v. Knight, 210 N.C. 498, 187 S.E. 771 (1936).