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THECKSTON v. TRIANGLE PUBLICATIONS INC.

100 N.J. Super. 452 (1968)

242 A.2d 629

HOWARD J. THECKSTON AND CAROLINE THECKSTON, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. TRIANGLE PUBLICATIONS INC., A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE, AND DENNIS M. HIGGINS, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided April 25, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Louis G. Hill, member of the Pennsylvania Bar, argued the cause for appellants (Messrs. Powell & Davis, attorneys; Messrs. Dilworth, Paxson, Kalish, Kohn & Levy, members of the Pennsylvania Bar, attorneys).

Mr. Harry Green argued the cause for respondent Howard J. Theckston.

Mr. John S. Fields argued the cause for respondent Caroline Theckston (Mr. Sidney W. Bookbinder, attorney).

Before Judges SULLIVAN, FOLEY and LEONARD.

SULLIVAN, S.J.A.D.

Plaintiffs Howard J. and Caroline Theckston brought this libel suit against Triangle Publications Inc., publisher of the Philadelphia Inquirer, and Dennis M. Higgins, a reporter on the staff of the newspaper. After a 36-day trial, the jury returned a verdict for $60,000 compensatory damages in favor of Howard J. Theckston. Mrs. Theckston was awarded $20,000 additional damages for loss of consortium arising out of the libel.

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