"[I]f the misrepresentation is shown to have been made with knowledge that it is false, then the law permits punitive damages by way of punishment.”
How later courts described this case
- "[I]f the misrepresentation is shown to have been made with knowledge that it is false, then the law permits punitive damages by way of punishment.”
- Board asserted fraud counterclaims against contractor and its surety
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
MURDOCK, Justice
(concurring in part and dissenting in part).
I concur in the main opinion with the exception of Part IV.A, as to which I respectfully dissent.