Heselton v. Wilder

VIOLETTE, Justice.

This appeal involves an action for defamation brought by the plaintiff Mary He-selton against the defendants Helen Wilder, Daniel Downs, and the McCrory Corporation. The case was tried before a jury in the Superior Court, Cumberland County. At the close of the plaintiff’s case, the presiding justice directed a verdict for the defendant Downs. After the presentation of all of the evidence, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff against the other two defendants, and the trial court entered judgment against Wilder and McCrory jointly and severally for $1,900 in…