Abstract
Punitive damages, also known as exemplary damages, smart money, or vindictive damages, are damages awarded to a plaintiff on a finding of malicious, fraudulent, willful, wanton, or reckless conduct by a defendant, indifferent to the rights and safety of others. The purpose of exemplary damages is to protect the public from reckless, willful acts and to punish the wrongdoer
Recommended Citation
Gary N. Holthus,
Punitive Damages in Wrongful Death,
20 Clev. St. L. Rev.
301
(1971)
available at https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/clevstlrev/vol20/iss2/9