Legal Opinion
Ford Motor Credit Company v. Holland
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 10, 1977No. 10023PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge:
In this libel action against appellant Ford Motor Credit Company (Ford Credit), a jury awarded to appellees Reginald L. and Jyl C. Holland the sums of $50,000 in compensatory and $100,000 in punitive damages. At trial, Ford Credit’s motions for a directed verdict, made at the close of the Hollands’ case and again at the conclusion of its own, were denied. Its post-trial motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and for a new trial were also denied. Ford Credit appeals these rulings on a number of grounds, only one of which we address as dispositive of this appeal.
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1961
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3Cited by28 opinions
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