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VODREY v. GOLDEN

Nos. 87-2214, 88-2042.

864 F.2d 28 (1988)

Jackman S. VODREY: Evelyn S. Vodrey, individually, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Carolista Fletcher GOLDEN, and husband, Leonard Glenn Golden, Defendants-Appellants. Jackman S. VODREY, Trustee for Evelyn S. Vodrey Trust, and; Jackman S. Vodrey, individually, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Carolista Fletcher GOLDEN, and husband; Leonard Glenn Golden, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided December 21, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Mark Spence and Betsy Butler, Aycock, Spence & Graham, Nags Head, N.C. for defendants-appellants.

John G. Trimpi and C. Everett Thompson, II, Trimpi, Thompson & Nash, Elizabeth City, N.C., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before POWELL, Associate Justice (Retired), United States Supreme Court, sitting by designation, WINTER, Chief Circuit Judge, and MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge.

POWELL, Associate Justice:

Appellants in this diversity case from North Carolina challenge the sufficiency of the evidence supporting a jury verdict finding them liable for the tort of abuse of process. We must also consider whether the district court abused its discretion in imposing a discovery sanction against appellants. We think the evidence supported the abuse of process verdict, and also think the sanction was within the district court's discretion. We therefore...

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