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MAHEU v. HUGHES TOOL COMPANY

Civ. No. 72-305-HP.

384 F.Supp. 166 (1974)

Robert A. MAHEU, Plaintiff, v. HUGHES TOOL COMPANY, a corporation, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, C. D. California.

October 18, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morton R. Galane, Galane, Tingey & Shearing, Las Vegas, Nev., Hurley & Grassini, North Hollywood, Cal., for plaintiff.

Norbert A. Schlei, Hughes, Hubbard & Reed, Los Angeles, Cal., and Howard M. Jaffee, Davis & Cox, New York City, for defendants.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER GRANTING SUMMA'S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT RE PUNITIVE DAMAGES

PREGERSON, District Judge.

This is a defamation action brought by plaintiff, Robert A. Maheu, against defendant, Hughes Tool Company, now known as Summa Corporation, to recover compensatory and punitive damages.

On July 1, 1974, after a four month bifurcated trial, requested by Summa, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Maheu on the issue of liability...

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