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PUSATERI v. E.F. HUTTON & CO.

Docket No. A028856.

180 Cal.App.3d 247 (1986)

225 Cal. Rptr. 526

FRANCIS PUSATERI et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. E.F. HUTTON & COMPANY, INC., Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division One.

April 24, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Bruce W. Belding, Peter W. Colby and Dinkelspiel & Dinkelspiel for Defendant and Appellant.

Frank L. Crist, Jr., Patricia J. Van Horn and Crist, Griffiths, Bryant, Schulz, Biorn & Clohan for Plaintiffs and Respondents.

OPINION

RACANELLI, P.J.

This appeal presents the single issue whether sufficient evidence was present for a jury to assess punitive damages against a stock brokerage firm. Our review of the record impels an affirmative conclusion.

Plaintiffs and respondents Francis and Jenny Pusateri were awarded $45,000 in compensatory damages in a tort action against defendant E.F. Hutton & Company, Inc. (E.F. Hutton) and its account...

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