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LANIECKI v. POLISH ARMY VETERANS ASS'N

331 Pa.Super. 413 (1984)

480 A.2d 1101

Roman LANIECKI v. POLISH ARMY VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF LUCYAN CHWALKOWSKI & Alexander Machowski. Appeal of Alexander MACHOWSKI. Roman LANIECKI v. POLISH ARMY VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF LUCYAN CHWALKOWSKI, Alexander Machowski, Theodore S. Przybyla, John Brycki, Ryszard Myszka. Appeal of POLISH ARMY VETERANS ASSOCIATION, Lucyan Chwalkowski. Roman LANIECKI, Appellant v. POLISH ARMY VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF LUCYAN CHWALKOWSKI, Alexander Machowski, Theodore S. Przybyla, John Brycki, Ryszard Myszka.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed July 6, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank M. Jakobowski, Philadelphia, for Machowski, appellant (at No. 3309) and appellee (at Nos. 23 & 38).

Joseph T. Murphy, Jr., Philadelphia for Polish Army, appellants (at No. 23) and appellees (at Nos. 3309 & 38).

Milton S. Lazaroff, Philadelphia, for Laniecki, appellant (at No. 38) and appellee (at Nos. 3309 & 23).

Before ROWLEY, POPOVICH and CERCONE, JJ.

POPOVICH, Judge:

This case involves cross-appeals in a trespass action for libel brought by the plaintiff-Roman Laniecki against the Polish Army Veterans Association of Lucyan Chwalkowski, Post No. 12 (hereinafter the Association or Post) and Alexander Machowski.1

A jury found that the plaintiff had been libelled by the Association and Machowski, but, while awarding $5,000 in punitive damages, the veniremen granted no compensatory...

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