Kraemer v. Harding

Defendants appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiff on his claims for defamation, intentional interference with economic relations and intentional infliction of emotional distress. They assign error to the trial court’s denial of their motion for a directed verdict on each claim, its submission of the punitive damages issue to the jury, its instructions to the jury on that issue and its failure to reduce the punitive damage award. We affirm.

We state the evidence introduced at trial in the light most favorable to plaintiff. See Brown v. J. C. Penney Co., 297 Or 695, 705, 688 P2d 811…