Sappington v. United States

Sappington, Co-Executrices v. United States

Sappington v. United States, 396 U.S. 876 (1969)

Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Decided: October 20, 1969
Docket: No. 338
Citations: 396 U.S. 87690 S. Ct. 15024 L. Ed. 2d 1331969 U.S. LEXIS 739

Cited by 22 3 descriptions by later courts

Opinion of the Court

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C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.

How later courts describe this case

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("as a matter of federal law, it is a defendant's burden to introduce evidence of net worth for purposes of minimizing a punitive damages award")

Thomas v. Cannon, 289 F. Supp. 3d 1182 (W.D. Wash. 2018)
(jury verdict awarding punitive damages was supported by evidence of malice)

Richardson v. Suzuki Motor Co., 868 F.2d 1226 (Fed. Cir. 1989)

Cited by 22 cases

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Relies on it most ⓘ

Stern v. United States949 F. Supp. 145 (E.D.N.Y. 1996)
Provost v. City of Newburgh262 F.3d 146 (2d Cir. 2001)
Transgo, Inc. v. Ajac Transmission Parts Corp.768 F.2d 1001 (9th Cir. 1985)
Keenan v. City of Philadelphia983 F.2d 459 (3d Cir. 1992) · Dissent
Transgo, Inc. v. Ajac Transmission Parts Corp.768 F.2d 1001 (9th Cir. 1985)
Richardson v. Suzuki Motor Co.868 F.2d 1226 (Fed. Cir. 1989)

Most recent

Thomas v. Cannon289 F. Supp. 3d 1182 (W.D. Wash. 2018)
Provost v. City of Newburgh262 F.3d 146 (2d Cir. 2001)
International Sport Divers Ass'n v. Marine Midland Bank, N.A.25 F. Supp. 2d 101 (W.D.N.Y. 1998)
Stern v. United States949 F. Supp. 145 (E.D.N.Y. 1996)
Keenan v. City Of Philadelphia983 F.2d 459 (3d Cir. 1993)
Keenan v. City of Philadelphia983 F.2d 459 (3d Cir. 1992) · Dissent

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