Legal Opinion
James C. Dixson, and Cross-Appellant v. Newsweek, Inc., and Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 22, 1977No. 76-1350 and 76-1351PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.
This libel action was begun in state court and removed to federal court on diversity grounds. A jury awarded plaintiff $75,000 in damages. The court reduced the amount to $45,000. No. 76-1350 is an appeal by the defendant from the damage award. No. 76-1351 is an appeal by the plaintiff from the reduction of the award. We affirm.
Plaintiff Dixson was a vice-president of Frontier Airlines, a regional air carrier based in Denver, Colorado. Before 1971, Frontier had suffered severe financial losses for several years. New management took control in 1971 and instituted…
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