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KIRKBRIDE v. LISBON CONTRACTORS, INC.

521 Pa. 97 (1989)

555 A.2d 800

Edward KIRKBRIDE and Carole Kirkbride, Appellants, v. LISBON CONTRACTORS, INC., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 3, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Lamb, Westchester, for appellants.

Otis W. Erisman, David G. Battis, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and STOUT, JJ.

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

This appeal presents us with the opportunity to determine whether punitive damages must bear a reasonable relationship to compensatory damages which are awarded. The trial court followed the Pennsylvania Suggested Standard Civil Jury Instructions and charged the jury that no reasonable relationship was necessary. On appeal, the Superior Court reversed, 357 Pa.Super. 322...

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