Court Opinion

ID: 9640596
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 17:09:17.545049+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:05:07.088204
License: Public Domain

Concurring by
Justice COOPER.
Despite my continuing belief that Department of Corrections v. Furr, Ky., 23 S.W.3d 615 (2000), was wrongly decided, four Justices (including one who joined my dissent in Furr) have reaffirmed it today, albeit sub silentio. Accordingly, and mindful of stare decisis, I join the opinion of the Court, primarily to ensure that the punitive damages analysis receives a majority vote. I do so, however, with the hope that in due time a majority of the Court will recognize and correct the error made in Furr. See Scott v. Illinois, 440 U.S. 367, 374-75, 99 S.Ct. 1158, 1162-63, 59 L.Ed.2d 383 (1979) (Powell, J., concurring).
GRAVES, J., joins this concurring opinion.