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BOLSTA v. JOHNSON

No. 03-004.

848 A.2d 306 (2004)

2004 VT 19

Sarah BOLSTA v. Michael JOHNSON.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

March 4, 2004.

ENTRY ORDER

¶ 1. Appellant Sarah Bolsta appeals the trial court's denial of a punitive damages award in her personal injury action based upon a motor vehicle collision caused by a drunk driver, Michael Johnson. We agree that the actions of the driver do not constitute the kind of malicious, intentional acts that punitive damages are designed to address, and therefore, we affirm.

¶ 2. The accident occurred in September 1999. Johnson failed...

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