Legal Opinion
Royer v. Steinberg
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 15, 1979No. Civ. 39356PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DRUMMOND, J. *
Defendants-appellants Ralph J. Steinberg, Richard MacQuiddy and Eleanor Graham-Armstrong (appellants) appeal from a judgment against them and in favor of plaintiff-respondent Neal Royer (Royer) in the amount of $200,000 jointly in compensatory damages and $2,000, $2,000 and $300 respectively in punitive damages. The judgment is the result of an action for libel and conspiracy to libel stemming from statements made by appellants in a motion passed by them as members of the board of trustees of a school district.
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