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COOPERSMITH v. WILLIAMS

No. 22866.

468 P.2d 739 (1970)

William C. COOPERSMITH, Plaintiff in Error, v. Wayne D. WILLIAMS, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Colorado, In Department.

May 4, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Ginsberg, Richard Ott, Denver, for plaintiff in error.

Van Cise, Freeman, Tooley & Eason, Edwin P. Van Cise, Denver, for defendant in error.

GROVES, Justice.

This was a libel action brought by the plaintiff in error (plaintiff) against the defendant in error (defendant) to recover $200,000 compensatory and $100,000 exemplary damages. At the conclusion of the plaintiff's case, the trial court directed a verdict in favor of the defendant. We affirm.

This matter arose during a period in which a number of Denver policemen were charged with burglary and wide...

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