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TUCKER v. KILGORE

388 S.W.2d 112 (1964)

Bishop C. Ewbank TUCKER, Appellant, v. Robert KILGORE, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing March 26, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Lunderman, Jr., James A. Crumlin, Louisville, for plaintiff in error.

Harry S. McAlpin, Louisville, for defendant in error.

PALMORE, Judge.

Robert Kilgore, a Louisville policeman, brought this action against C. Ewbank Tucker, a bishop of the Zion Methodist Episcopal Church, for libel. He recovered $3,000 compensatory and $1500 punitive damages. The jury found against the bishop on his counterclaim for assault and battery. He appeals on the grounds that the evidence was insufficient to support the amount of the verdict and that the trial court erred in refusing to give an instruction on...

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