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REYNOLDS v. PEGLER

123 F.Supp. 36 (1954)

REYNOLDS v. PEGLER et al.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

July 22, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillips, Nizer, Benjamin & Krim, New York City, for plaintiff; Louis Nizer, New York City, of counsel.

McCauley & Henry, New York City, for defendants; Charles Henry, New York City, of counsel.

WEINFELD, District Judge.

The jury in this libel action returned a verdict for compensatory damages against all three defendants in the sum of $1 and for punitive damages against the defendant Pegler in the sum of $100,000, against the defendant The Hearst Corporation in the sum of $50,000, and against the defendant Hearst Consolidated Publications, Inc. in the sum of $25,000.

The defendants move under Rule 59 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U...

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