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WALLACE v. HARTFORD INS. CO.

Civ. A. No. 83-0165-D.

583 F.Supp. 1108 (1984)

Richard Edward WALLACE, Plaintiff, v. The HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court, W.D. Virginia, Danville Division.

April 26, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R.H. Pettus, George C. Cherry, Keysville, Va., for plaintiff.

Albert M. Orgain, IV, Sands, Anderson, Marks & Miller, Richmond, Va., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

KISER, District Judge.

The instant case involves the availability of punitive damages for breach of contract in Virginia and its interrelationship with the federal jurisdictional amount requirement. Richard Edward Wallace ("Wallace") originally brought this action against Hartford Insurance Company ("Hartford"), a Connecticut corporation, in the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Virginia. In the motion for judgment, Wallace alleged that...

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