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RAMIREZ v. ROGERS

540 A.2d 475 (1988)

Vickie Daigle RAMIREZ d/b/a Vickie Daigle School of Gymnastics and Dance of Bangor v. Rae ROGERS d/b/a Penobscot Valley Gymnastics School of Ellsworth.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided April 26, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark A. Perry (orally), Archer & Perry, Brewer, for plaintiff.

Barry K. Mills (orally), Hale & Hamlin, Ellsworth, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and NICHOLS, ROBERTS, WATHEN and GLASSMAN, JJ.

ROBERTS, Justice.

Rae Rogers, the defendant in this slander action tried before a jury in the Superior Court, Penobscot County, appeals from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Vickie Daigle Ramirez. Rogers contends that 1) the trial court erred in placing the burden of proof; 2) the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict; 3) the award of punitive damages was error; and 4) the award of compensatory damages was excessive. Because Rogers' contentions are...

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