OTT, Judge.
At the repeated urging of city officials, appellee finally identified appellant as the construction inspector rumored to be "on the take." In this action for slander, the jury awarded appellant $12,000 compensatory damages and $28,000 punitive damages. The trial court cut the total judgment to $20,000 and denied appellee's motion for a new trial. Appellant challenges the remittitur and appellee attacks the judgment. We reverse the judgment and remand the...
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