Poulston v. Rock

467 S.E.2d 479 (1996)

Charles B. POULSTON, Jr.

v.

Bobby ROCK.

Record No. 951184.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 1, 1996.

Larry A. Pochucha, Richmond (Bremner & Janus, on brief), for appellant.

Thomas Ram, Richmond (Dannie R. Sutton, Jr.; Sutton & Barnard, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.

LACY, Justice.

In this defamation action, we consider whether the trial court abused its discretion in determining that a jury verdict for compensatory and punitive damages was excessive and requiring a plaintiff to remit part of the verdict amount and accept judgment for the reduced sum.

Charles B.…