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WHEELER v. LAUDANI

No. 84-1828.

783 F.2d 610 (1986)

James P. WHEELER and Sheila N. Wheeler, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. A. David LAUDANI, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided February 11, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter J. Dodge (argued), Lloyd, Rutzky and Dodge, Ann Arbor, Mich., for defendant-appellant.

Richard Durant, Kirsten Frank (argued), Detroit, Mich., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before MERRITT and MARTIN, Circuit Judges; and PECK, Senior Circuit Judge.

JOHN W. PECK, Senior Circuit Judge.

Following a jury trial in the Wayne County [Michigan] Circuit Court, appellant A. David Laudani was found liable for $349,000 in damages for publishing and distributing a libelous document which accused appellees James and Sheila Wheeler of exploiting Mr. Wheeler's public office of City Councilman for personal benefit. When Laudani subsequently filed bankruptcy, the Wheelers objected to discharge of the libel debt on the basis that...

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