MacDonald v. Riggs

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Judy MacDonald sued Jack Riggs for assault, battery, false imprisonment, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The jury found for Riggs on all claims and awarded him $35,000 in damages from MacDonald on his defamation counterclaim. MacDonald appeals the superior court's denial of her motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) on the counterclaim.

With respect to the three arguments that MacDonald presents, we conclude as follows:(1) there was sufficient evidence regarding defamatory statements by MacDonald to create a jury…