Section 1808

Citation: Section 1808
Parent Document: McHugh v. Santa Monica Rent Control Board, 777 P.2d 91 (1989)
Jurisdiction: California (state)
Effective Date: 1989-08-17
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1156663/mchugh-v-santa-monica-rent-cont... ↗

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In both cases, however, we made statements in dictum that have some relevance here. In Youst, supra, 43 Cal.3d at page 80, we held, inter alia, that the statutes did not empower the California Horseracing Board to award “affirmative compensatory relief such as tort damages.” (Italics in original.) We reasoned that the board’s powers, although broadly stated, were “regulatory in nature” and did not contemplate tort damages. (Id. at pp. 81-82, italics in original.) We also stated, “[c]ontrary to the Court of Appeal’s conclusion, the power to award compensatory and punitive tort damages to an injured party is a judicial function.” (Id. at p. 80.)

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