Legal Opinion
Poorbaugh v. Mullen
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided September 21, 1982No. 5451PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DONNELLY, Judge.
Plaintiff, Fred W. Poorbaugh (appellee), and defendant Leo M. Mullen (appellant), have each appealed judgments entered against them based upon jury verdicts on the complaint and counterclaim. The jury awarded appellee $50,000.00 actual damages and $10,000.00 punitive damages on appellee’s claims of defamation stemming from a dispute between the parties over a real estate transaction. The jury also returned a verdict on appellant’s counterclaim, awarding him $60,000.00 actual damages for constructive fraud arising from the same real estate transaction.
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2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Robert A. Maheu, and v. Hughes Tool Company, a Corporation, Now Known as Summa Corporation, Defendant-Counterclaimant-Appellant AndCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Archuleta v. PinaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by29 opinions
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