To: ambrose
You're not including compensatory and punitive damages for intentional infliciton of emotional distress under the color of law...could run into the millions.
BTW, this has been extensively discussed on two thread before...here's the main one...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/816513/posts
9 posted on
01/08/2003 10:29:07 PM PST by
TaZ
To: TaZ
I seem to recall that in most jurisdictions, you can only recover emotional distress damages when witnessing something bad happening to an immediate family member. A dog would not qualify under such a rule.
14 posted on
01/08/2003 10:36:31 PM PST by
ambrose
To: TaZ
They wouldn't get emotional distress, just state damage of property. Still. Put it before the jury and watch the $$$ rack up. ;)
18 posted on
01/08/2003 10:44:28 PM PST by
lawgirl
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