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HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTORSPORTS, INC. v. MARKLEY

568 P.2d 1359 (1977)

279 Or. 361

HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTORSPORTS, INC., an Oregon Corporation, Respondent, v. Paul S. MARKLEY, Dba Harley-Davidson of Portland, and Frank Didenti, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Oregon, Department 1.

Decided September 13, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary M. Bullock, Portland, filed briefs for appellants.

Bernard Jolles of Franklin, Bennett, Ofelt & Jolles, P.C., Portland, argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

Before DENECKE, C.J., and HOLMAN, HOWELL and LENT, JJ.

HOLMAN, Justice.

This is an action for damages for defamation. Defendants appeal from a judgment entered on a jury verdict for $500 general damages and $25,000 punitive damages.

As is proper after a verdict for plaintiff, the facts will be stated in a manner most favorable to it. Plaintiff and defendant Markley were the respective operators of two dealerships in the metropolitan part of the state for Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Defendant Didenti was a supervisory...

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