Larrick v. Gilloon

This is an action for damages for false, defamatory and libelous statements published by the defendant containing accusations and insinuations of collusion, bad faith, fraud, misuse of public office, dishonesty, and falsifica tion of minutes of a directors’ meeting of the Santa Fe Irrigation District in San Diego County. A jury awarded plaintiffs $400 compensatory and $10,000 punitive damages and defendant Frank J. Gilloon appeals from the judgment entered thereon.

The complaint and the supplement and amendment thereto contains seven causes of action based upon a series of press releases and…