Lupkey v. Weldon

DONNELLY, Judge.

This is a libel action. Plaintiff had a jury verdict of $1,000 actual damages and $50,000 punitive damages. The trial court granted defendants a new trial on the sole ground that the verdict was “against the weight of the evidence.” Plaintiff appealed. 0

Plaintiff concedes that a new trial may be granted in a libel action on the ground that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence. 53 C.J.S. Libel and Slander § 234, p. 359; Johnson v. Scribner, 6 Conn. 185. A trial court may grant a new trial in a libel action on a recognized legal ground. Cook v. Globe Printing Co.,…