Kruglak v. Landre
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for slander, plaintiff appeals from so much of a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, entered September 25, 1964 after a nonjury trial, upon the decision of the court, as awarded him damages of $100. Judgment, insofar as appealed from, affirmed, without costs. Plaintiff contends that the amount of the damages awarded is inadequate. The amount of the damages to be awarded in an action for defamation of character is peculiarly within the province of the trier of the facts; his award should not be disturbed unless it is palpably or grossly inadequate. In…
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