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DIXSON v. NEWSWEEK, INC.

Nos. 76-1350 and 76-1351.

562 F.2d 626 (1977)

James C. DIXSON, Plaintiff, Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. NEWSWEEK, INC., Defendant, Appellant and Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided September 22, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Plock, Jr., Denver, Colo. (Clanahan, Tanner, Downing & Knowlton, Denver, Colo., on the briefs), for plaintiff, appellee and cross-appellant Dixson.

Leo P. Larkin, Jr., New York City, and James A. Clark, Denver, Colo. (Stephen Froling of Rogers & Wells, New York City, and Clark, Martin & Pringle, Denver, Colo., on the brief), for defendant, appellant and cross-appellee Newsweek, Inc.

Before SETH, BREITENSTEIN and McWILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.

This libel action was begun in state court and removed to federal court on diversity grounds. A jury awarded plaintiff $75,000 in damages. The court reduced the amount to $45,000. No. 76-1350 is an appeal by the defendant from the damage award. No. 76-1351 is an appeal by the plaintiff from the reduction of the award. We affirm.

Plaintiff Dixson was a vice-president of Frontier Airlines, a regional air carrier based in Denver,...

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