PRESTON v. MURTY

No. 86-1608.

32 Ohio St. 3d 334 (1987)

PRESTON ET AL., APPELLEES, v. MURTY ET AL.; GOLD CIRCLE DISCOUNT STORE, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided September 9, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nukes & Perantinides Co., L.P.A., Paul G. Perantinides, James J. Gutbrod, Daily & Codrea and John E. Codrea, for appellees.

Arter & Hadden, John D. Maddox, Curtiss L. Isler and Irene C. Keyse-Walker, for appellant.


MOYER, C.J.

The issue presented by this appeal is whether punitive damages were properly awarded against Gold Circle. Gold Circle contends that there was insufficient evidence to support the submission of punitive damages to the jury and that the court erroneously instructed the jury as to what conduct would support an award of punitive damages.

Ohio courts, since as early as 1859, have allowed punitive damages to be awarded in tort actions which involve fraud...

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