Judgment unanimously reversed on the law and on the facts and a new trial ordered, unless the plaintiff-respondent shall stipulate to accept the sum of $7,500, in which event the judgment as modified is affirmed, without costs.
In this action in libel the jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff-respondent and against defendant-appellant in the sum of $52,500, consisting of $22,500 compensatory damages and $30,000 punitive damages. The court, on motion of defendant...
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