Legal Opinion
General Motors Corp. v. Piskor
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 25, 1975No. 397, September Term, 1974PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOrth, C. J.
On 30 April 1974 a jury in the Superior Court of Baltimore City decided that General Motors Corporation had violated the personal security of Roy J Piskor by the commission of three tortious acts. It found that General Motors had slandered Piskor, had assaulted him, and had falsely imprisoned him. It awarded Piskor compensatory damages of $1000 for the slander, $300 for the assault, and $200 for the false imprisonment. It assessed punitive damages of $25,000. From judgment on verdict absolute entered on 8 May, General Motors appealed. 1
DEFAMATION AND CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE
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