Legal Opinion
Hudnall v. Sellner
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 8, 1986No. Nos. 81-2109, 82-1565PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:
John Sellner appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict awarding sub*379stantial compensatory and punitive damages against him and in favor of plaintiffs George Hudnall, Carol Hudnall, and James Panagoulis in these consolidated diversity actions for defamation, loss of consortium, and malicious prosecution. Sellner, by court-appointed counsel, argues that the judgment should be set aside or a new trial granted on a number of grounds, principally, his mental incompetence at the time of the conduct for which he was found liable, his mental incompetence…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Grunenthal v. Long Island Rail RoadSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Embrey v. HollyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1982
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