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Alcorn v. Mitchell

Supreme Court of Illinois

63 Ill. 553 (1872)

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Immediately after a courtroom trial adjourned, Mitchell (defendant) deliberately spat in Alcorn's (plaintiff) face; Alcorn sued for battery, and the jury awarded punitive damages.

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Whether punitive damages may be imposed for the tort of offensive battery.

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