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NEWSPAPER PUB. CORP. v. BURKE

Record No. 750031.

224 S.E.2d 132 (1976)

216 Va. 800

NEWSPAPER PUBLISHING CORPORATION v. P. Declan BURKE and John T. Payette, Jr.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 23, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander Wellford, Richmond (Christian, Barton, Epps, Brent & Chappell, Richmond, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

James A. Eichner, Richmond (Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen, Richmond, on brief), for defendants in error.

Before I'ANSON, C. J., and CARRICO, HARRISON, COCHRAN, HARMAN, POFF and COMPTON, JJ.

I'ANSON, Chief Justice.

These separate libel actions were brought by Doctors P. Declan Burke and John T. Payette, Jr., plaintiffs, against Newspaper Publishing Corp. (Newspaper), publisher of the Culpeper Star-Exponent, and Dr. John J. Waldowski, defendants, to recover compensatory and punitive damages. The cases were jointly tried before a jury which, in each case, awarded $10,000 punitive damages but no compensatory damages...

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