RUDOLPH v. GORMAN

Docket No. 22922.

169 Cal.App.2d 666 (1959)

338 P.2d 218

CHARLES D. RUDOLPH, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. JOHN J. GORMAN et al., Defendants; MILTON S. KOBLITZ, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Three.

April 17, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S.L. Kurland for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Sidney Dorfman for Defendant and Appellant.


SHINN, P.J.

In a jury trial of a libel action against Milton S. Koblitz and others, plaintiff was awarded $150,000 compensatory damages and $100,000 punitive damages against Koblitz and judgment was entered on the verdict. No special damages were sought. Koblitz made a motion for new trial, which was granted by the court upon the grounds of excessive damages and error in the giving of certain instructions. Plaintiff...

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