HARRIS, Justice.
We granted permission for this interlocutory appeal which challenges a trial court order for a pretrial hearing. The stated purpose of the hearing was to require plaintiffs to substantiate a claim for punitive damages. We find no authority to require such a claim to be established in advance of trial. Hence we reverse the trial court.
This is a tort suit which arose from a two-car accident. It is claimed defendant's vehicle struck plaintiffs...
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