Legal Opinion
Di Giorgio Corp. v. Valley Labor Citizen
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 20, 1968No. Civ. 740PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGargano, J.
—Plaintiff brought this action against the defendants charging all defendants with the publication of a false and libelous article in the Valley Labor Citizen, a newspaper of general circulation, distributed in the San Joaquin Valley. Plaintiff sought to recover general and punitive damages. However, plaintiff did not allege or seek to recover special damages.
After a seven-day jury trial the jury returned a verdict holding all the defendants jointly and severally liable for $5,000 general damages and $25,000 punitive damages. Defendant Jeff Boehm then moved for judgment notwithstanding the…
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