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PHILLIPS v. EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER CO.

Nos. 13230, 13231.

424 A.2d 78 (1980)

John PHILLIPS, Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. The EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER CO., Appellee and Cross-Appellant.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 17, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Zitomer, Silver Spring, Md., for appellant and cross-appellee John Phillips.

Stuart F. Pierson, Washington, D. C., with whom Richard L. Cys and Floyd H. Lewis, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee and cross-appellant The Evening Star Newspaper Co., Inc.

Sidney Dickstein and Leslie J. Ruben, Washington, D. C., filed a brief on behalf of amicus curiae, Ilya Wolston.

Before KERN, HARRIS and FERREN, Associate Judges.

KERN, Associate Judge:

These are cross-appeals from orders the trial court entered in a defamation suit John Phillips brought against the Washington Evening Star (Star) that resulted in the jury finding in his favor with a verdict in the amount of one dollar. Phillips appeals from the court's denial of his motion for a new trial, contending that there was sufficient evidence of punitive damages. We are not persuaded by this argument and conclude the court correctly...

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