What is the test for determining the appropriate amount of damages awarded by a judge in a civil case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Hillman v. Stults, 263 Cal.App.2d 848, 70 Cal.Rptr. 295 (Cal. App. 1968):
[263 Cal.App.2d 889] We must now determine whether the amounts imposed by the trial judge were reasonable and not an abuse of discretion. Of course, we recognize that our inquiry is limited to a determination of whether the trial judge committed an abuse of discretion. (Haseltine v. Haseltine, supra.)
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