Dietz v. Dietz

| ¶ Richard Morrison, one of the defendants in this litigation, appeals a trial court judgment awarding the plaintiff, John Ford Dietz, $85,000.00 in damages based on a finding that he and his co-defendant sister, Anne Bennett Morrison Dietz, conspired to defame, extort money from, and intentionally inflict emotional distress on Mr. Dietz. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court judgment.

DISCUSSION OF THE RECORD

John Ford Dietz (hereinafter referred to as “Mr. Dietz”) and Anne Bennett Morrison Dietz (hereinafter referred to as “Mrs. Dietz”) were formerly husband and wife; and…