Legal Opinion
Linda S. Babb v. Paul Minder and Carter-Jones Lumber Company, an Ohio Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 21, 1986No. 85-2533PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
This diversity action arose when defendant Paul Minder, a manager for Cendant Carter-Jones Lumber Compan' (“Carter-Jones”), in a conversation with Lindell Fra-sure, Linda Babb’s immediate supervisor, allegedly slandered plaintiff Babb. Babb sued Minder and Carter-Jones for defamation. The jury found for Babb and awarded her $10,000 compensatory and $15,000 punitive damages. Both defendants appeal from the district court’s denial of their motion for a new trial or for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict. We affirm.
I. FACTS
Babb was employed in Heyworth,…
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