(Download) "Capitol Fed'l Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Hohman" by Supreme Court of Kansas # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Capitol Fed'l Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Hohman
- Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
- Release Date : January 13, 1984
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 63 KB
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The opinion of the court was delivered by This case comes before the court for review of the decision of the Court of Appeals found at 9 Kan. App. 2d 217, 675 P.2d 384 (1984). Loren H. and Betty Lou Hohman (defendants/appellants) appealed the trial court's award of punitive damages in favor of Donald and Leah F. Gabler (cross-petitioners/appellees) where no actual damages were awarded in a mortgage foreclosure action. The Court of Appeals held punitive damages may be awarded to the victim of a willful breach of trust where the injury suffered is fully remedied by an equitable decree thereby precluding an award of actual damages. We granted review. The nature of the case and the pertinent facts were summarized by the Court of Appeals as follows: