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GODWIN v. DAILY LOCAL NEWS CO.

No. 184 July Term, 1982.

47 Pa. D. & C. 3d 639 (1987)

Godwin v. Daily Local News Company

Common Pleas Court of Chester County, Pennsylvania.

November 19, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey A. Mahle, for plaintiff.

William H. Mitman Jr., for defendant.

By the court en banc: WOOD, ENDY,

GAWTHROP, J., November 19, 1987.

Before us is a motion for post-trial relief on behalf of the Daily Local News Company, defendant in this libel action. The Local News seeks relief from a jury verdict returned in favor of plaintiff, James A. Godwin, a former Pennsylvania State Trooper, in the amount of $89,000 in compensatory damages, and $100,000 in punitive damages. The Local News requests the entry of judgment notwithstanding the verdict, a...

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