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FENNELL v. G.A.C. FINANCE CORP.

[No. 138, September Term, 1965.]

242 Md. 209 (1966)

218 A.2d 492

FENNELL v. G.A.C. FINANCE CORPORATION OF BALTIMORE NO. 3 T/A G.A.C. FINANCE CORPORATION

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Motion for rehearing filed May 5, 1966.

Denied May 26, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Argued by Samuel D. Hill, with whom were Buckmaster, White, Mindel & Clarke and Michael M. Maslan on the brief; reargued by Everett L. Buckmaster and Samuel D. Hill for appellant.

Argued and reargued by George Psoras and Hyman Ginsberg, with whom were Ginsberg & Ginsberg on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued on 2/4/66 before HAMMOND, HORNEY, MARBURY, BARNES and McWILLIAMS, JJ., and reargued on 3/9/66 before HAMMOND, HORNEY, MARBURY, OPPENHEIMER, BARNES and McWILLIAMS, JJ. and CARTER, J., Associate Judge of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, specially assigned.

McWILLIAMS, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this libel suit the verdict of the jury was in favor of the appellant (Fennell) against the appellee (GAC). The damages came to $40,000, $35,000 of which was styled "punitive," the balance "compensatory." Four months later (5 March 1965) the trial judge granted GAC's motion for a judgment N.O.V. Fennell appealed. While there are a number of subsidiary matters to be considered...

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