Lazarus Iroh, Andrew Okafor v. Emmanuel Igwe

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice Bridges

A jury found that appellants Lazarus Iroh, Andrew Okafor, Lui Akwuruoha, Caleb Okeke, and Henry Nnabugwu defamed appellee Emmanuel Igwe and awarded actual and exemplary damages to Igwe. The trial court signed a judgment that incorporated both the jury’s findings and a partial default judgment in favor of cross appel-lees. In a series of issues, appellants challenge the trial court’s judgment against them and argue the trial court should have granted them judgment as a matter of law or a new trial. In a single cross issue, Igwe challenges the default-judgment…