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SMITH v. McDONALD

Civ. No. C-81-475-G.

713 F.Supp. 871 (1988)

David I. SMITH, Plaintiff, v. Robert McDONALD, Defendants.

United States District Court, M.D. North Carolina, Greensboro Division.

August 25, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Eagles and B.F. Wood, Graham, N.C., for plaintiff.

William Woodward Webb, Raleigh, N.C., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

BULLOCK, District Judge.

At the trial of this libel case in May 1988 the jury awarded the Plaintiff $50,000.00 in compensatory damages and $150,000.00 in punitive damages. The Defendant has moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, for a new trial, and for remittitur of the damages to a nominal sum. The court finds that there was sufficient evidence to support the verdict and that the amount of damages is not excessive. Accordingly...

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