Legal Opinion
Bindrim v. Mitchell
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 18, 1979No. Civ. 52133PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KINGSLEY, J.
This is an appeal taken by Doubleday and Gwen Davis Mitchell from a judgment for damages in favor of plaintiff-respondent Paul Bindrim, Ph.D. The jury returned verdicts on the libel counts against Doubleday and Mitchell and on the contract count against Mitchell.
*69The court denied defendants’ motion for judgment NOV and granted a new trial subject to the condition that new trial would be denied if plaintiff would consent to (1) a reduction of the libel verdict against Mitchell from $38,000 to $25,000; (2) a striking of the $25,000 punitive damage award against Doubleday on…
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