What is PRESUMPTIVE DAMAGES?

A term occasionally used as the equivalent of “exemplary” or “punitive” damages. Murphv v. Hobbs. 7 Colo. 541, 5 Pac. 119, 49 Am. Rep. 300

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Related Legal Terms
IMAGINARY DAMAGES, ACTUAL DAMAGES, MULTIPLE DAMAGES, INADEQUATE DAMAGES, NECESSARY DAMAGES, NOTICE PRESUMPTIVE, HEIR PRESUMPTIVE, PRESUMPTIVE DISABILITY, TITLE PRESUMPTIVE, PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE


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