Legal Opinion
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1805 v. Mayo
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 6, 1977No. [No. 45, September Term, 1977.]PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevine, J.
In this case, we again examine the interplay between the Federal Constitution and the law of defamation, this time in the context of a labor dispute. This appeal is from a judgment for $1.00 compensatory damages and $5,000 punitive damages awarded appellee following a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County (Childs, J.). We granted certiorari after the Court of Special Appeals affirmed in IBEW, Local 1805 v. Mayo, 35 Md. App. 169, 370 A. 2d 130 (1977). We, too, now affirm.
The events leading directly to this controversy commenced in October 1973. Appellee was then a supervisor…
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