Texas Plastics, Inc., and Fred J. Meyer v. Roto-Lith, Ltd., and Harry Borak

TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment following a jury verdict in a slander suit. The jury returned a verdict against the defendants Meyer and his employer, Texas Plastics, Inc., for $25,000 damages and $50,000 exemplary damages. The trial court denied defendants’ motion for new trial on condition that plaintiffs agree to a remittitur of $25,000 on the exemplary damage part of the verdict. This was agreed to, and defendants appealed from the judgment as finally entered against them for $50,000.

The grounds of appeal fall generally into two categories. The first group of…