FOTH, C.J.:
The issue in this case is whether punitive damages may be awarded to the victim of a willful breach of trust where the injury suffered is fully remedied by an equitable decree so that no monetary award of actual damages is made. We hold that they may.
This case started as a mortgage foreclosure action brought by Capitol Federal Savings and Loan Association. At trial the right to foreclose was not in dispute. The controversy centered on the dealings...
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