CITY OF NEWPORT ET AL.
v.
FACT CONCERTS, INC., ET AL.
CITY OF NEWPORT ET AL.
FACT CONCERTS, INC., ET AL.
449 U.S. 1060
Supreme Court of the United States (1980)
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City OF Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc., 453 U.S. 247 (U.S. 1981)…the “distinct possibility that municipalities, like all other persons subject to suit under § 1983, may be liable for punitive damages in the proper circumstances.” 626 F. 2d, at 1067. Because of the importance of the issue, we granted cer-tiorari. 449 U. S. 1060 (1980). II At the outset, respondent asserts that the punitive damages issue was not properly preserved for review before this Court. Brief for Respondents 7-9. In light of Rule 51’s uncompromising language9 and the policies of fairness and judici…