Gloria v. a Colonia Portuguesa

GANS, J., pro tem.

Respondent was awarded damages in an action for libel instituted against A Colonia Portuguesa, a newspaper, Arthur V. Avila, its editor, and several others, but which was dismissed during trial as to all defendants except the newspaper and its editor, against whom the damages were awarded, and the newspaper has appealed.

The verdict of the jury was that respondent recover from the newspaper $10,000 compensatory and $1,000 punitive damages, and from the editor $5,000 compensatory and $5,000 punitive damages. Judgment was entered accordingly, and on May 28, 1931, the court made…