What is IMAGINARY DAMAGES?

This term is sometimes used as equivalent to “exemplary,” “vindictive,” or “punitive” damages. Murphy v. Hobbs, 7 Colo. 541, 5 Pac. 119. 49 Am. Rep. 366

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Related Legal Terms
PRESUMPTIVE DAMAGES, ACTUAL DAMAGES, MULTIPLE DAMAGES, INADEQUATE DAMAGES, NECESSARY DAMAGES, EXCESSIVE DAMAGES, LIQUIDATED AND UNLIQUIDATED DAMAGES, CONTINGENT DAMAGES, PROXIMATE AND REMOTE DAMAGES, ADDED DAMAGES


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