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Jacque v. Steenberg Homes, Inc.

Wisconsin Supreme Court

563 N.W.2d 154 (Wis. 1997)

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Steenberg Homes (defendant) delivered a mobile home to a neighbor of the Jacques (plaintiffs) by driving across the Jacques' property, despite the Jacques expressly refusing permission. The sheriff issued Steenberg only a $30 citation, and the Jacques sued; the jury awarded $1 in nominal damages and $100,000 in punitive damages, but the circuit court set aside the punitive award, and the court of appeals affirmed that decision. The Jacques appealed.

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Whether punitive damages may be awarded for an intentional trespass without an accompanying award of compensatory damages.

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