Joseph v. Elam

SIMON, Judge.

Lawrence Elam, defendant, appeals from a judgment entered pursuant to the jury’s verdict in favor of Larry E. Joseph, plaintiff, in a slander action in the Circuit Court of St. Charles County. The judgment was for actual damages of $3000 and punitive damages of $500. Pursuant to defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or in the alternative for a new trial, the trial court found there was insufficient evidence for the punitive damages and struck the punitive damages award, but overruled the motions on all other points. Plaintiff did not appeal.

On appeal,…