Estep v. Brewer

This case is before this Court upon the appeal of the May 21, 1993, order of the Circuit Court of Mercer County, West Virginia. The jury found that appellants, Dan Brewer and Sonja Busic, had defamed the appellee, Larry Estep, and awarded the ap-pellee $250,000 in damages ($200,000 in compensatory damages and $50,000 in punitive damages). On appeal, the appellants ask that this Court vacate the final order of the circuit court. For the reasons set forth herein, the order of the circuit court is affirmed.

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The appellee was employed as an assistant principal at Bluefield High School in Mercer…