Klein v. Millside Farms, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Case, J.

The complaint sued for compensatory and punitive damages grounding in the slander of plaintiff’s products, the hiring away of plaintiff’s employees and the solicitation of plaintiff’s customers. All of the defendants answered denying the allegations, and Millside Farms, Inc., counterclaimed for compensatory and punitive damages grounding in a libel upon its products as well as in slanders upon it and its products. The jury brought in a verdict of $25,000 for compensatory damages and $5,000 for punitive damages in favor of the plaintiff and…