Legal Opinion
Godwin v. Daily Local News Co.
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Chester County
Decided November 19, 1987No. 184PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
GAWTHROP, J.,
Before us is a motion for post-trial relief on behalf of the Daily Local News Company, defendant in this libel action. The Local News seeks relief from a jury verdict returned in favor of plaintiff, James A. Godwin, a former Pennsylvania State Trooper, in the amount of $89,000 in compensatory damages, and $100,000 in punitive damages. The Local News requests the entry of judgment notwithstanding the verdict, a new trial, and a remittitur.
FACTS
On Saturday, March 27, 1982, the Local News carried an article by its reporter, Bill Mooney, which read as follows:
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