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- Title: Mendez v. Kurten
- Author : Second Appellate District, Division Four Court of Appeal of California
- Release Date : January 23, 1985
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 57 KB
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and others, for damages for personal injuries based on breach of express warranty, products liability, and fraudulent concealment. Compensatory, punitive, and a "civil penalty" of, damages were sought. The subject of the action was a mobilehome, claimed to have exuded unacceptable formaldehyde fumes, which was manufactured by Silvercrest and sold to plaintiff. The action was compromised and settled before trial for a total of $6,000 as to certain defendants, not including Silvercrest, and was thereafter tried against that defendant alone. A jury returned a verdict against Silvercrest for $90,000 compensatory damages, $55,000 punitive damages, and $90,000 as a "civil penalty." The court thereafter awarded plaintiff her attorneys fees of $56,555, and costs of $35,726.71. Judgment was entered accordingly, from which judgment Silvercrest has appealed.