Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham Railroad v. Fite
67 Miss. 373
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Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham Railroad v. Fite, 67 Miss. 373 (Mich. 1889).
Opinion
delivered the opinion of the court.
The court should have instructed the jury to find a verdict for nominal damages only. There was no actual damage shown, and there was not a circumstance in evidence on which to found a claim for exemplary damages. In this state of case the court should not have permitted exemplary damages.
Reversed and remanded.
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