HURLEY, Judge.
This appeal involves an employer's vicarious liability for punitive damages under the doctrine of respondeat superior. We are compelled to reverse part of the final judgment because the trial court permitted the jury to award punitive damages against the employer without the necessity of finding some employer fault.
This is an intentional tort case arising out of an altercation over the right to possess a small yacht. The plaintiffs, Ray and...
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