OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE MAXEY, November 21, 1949:
The defendants in an action of trespass for libel appeal from the refusal of the court below to grant a new trial where an adverse judgment was rendered against them jointly and severally in the amount of $100 for compensatory damages and $2,500 for punitive damages which amount was reduced by remittitur from $5,000. Two questions are presented. First, whether the action of the defendants in publishing the letter...
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