Section 24 Damages Are Discretionary

LibraryDamages 2012

Sections 375.420 and 375.296, RSMo 2000, provide that the court or jury may award a plaintiff vexatious damages and a reasonable attorney fee. As a result, the statutes are permissive, not mandatory, and whether a penalty will be assessed and the amount of the penalty is a matter of discretion, only restricted...

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