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Severson, 100 Tenn

Categories: Criminal Law

Definition (1910 Edition)

572, 72 S. W. 967.—Presumptive cry are A term occasionully used as the equivalent of “exemplary” or “punitive’ damages. Murphy v. Hobbs, 7 Colv. 841, 5 Pac. 119, 49 Am. Rep. 366.—Prospective damages. Damages which are expected to follow from the act or state of facts made the basis of a plaintiff's suit; damages which have not yet accrued, at the time of the trial, but which, in the nature of things, must necessarily, or most probably, result from the acts or facts complained of.—Speculative damages. Prospective or anticipated damages from the same acts or facts constituting the present cause of action, but which depend upon future developments which are contingent, conjectural. or improbable—~Damages ultra. Additional damages claimed by a plaintiff not satisfied with those paid into court by the defendant.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain. UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational reference only and does not constitute legal advice.