Legal Opinion
Rees v. O'MALLEY
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided October 17, 1990No. 89-1030PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MeGIVERIN, Chief Justice.
Plaintiff Dennis E. Rees sued defendant attorney Bernard O’Malley, alleging that O’Malley slandered him while making a presentation to the Des Moines city council. After trial, the jury returned a verdict of $250,000 against defendant. O'Malley appeals. We affirm on all issues except dam ages. We find the damages excessive and order a new trial on the issue of damages.
I. Background facts and proceedings. Dennis E. Rees was interested in purchasing a parcel of realty owned by the City of Des Moines. The city property bordered realty that he owned. On April 15, 1986,…
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