Legal Opinion
Leavy v. Cooney
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 27, 1963No. Civ. 26128PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShinn, P. J.
The present action is for damages and an injunction, The damage issue was tried to a jury, which returned a verdict against Terrence Cooney and Sterling World Distributing Corporation, Inc., for $7,500 as compensatory damages and against Sterling for $35,000 as exemplary damages, which was reduced upon motion for a new trial to $7,500. Defendants made a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, which was denied; they appeal from the judgment and from the order denying their motion.
The facts as established by the evidence and as found by the jury and the court are quite simple.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Sterling Drug, Inc. v. BenatarCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1950
- Westervelt v. McCulloughCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1924
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