SIGAL CONST. CORP. v. STANBURY

Nos. 89-866, 89-960.

586 A.2d 1204 (1991)

SIGAL CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Kenneth S. STANBURY, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided February 5, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Carter, Washington, D.C., for appellant/cross-appellee, Sigal Const. Corp.

Bruce M. Bender, Rockville, Md., for appellee/cross-appellant, Kenneth S. Stanbury.

Before FERREN, BELSON, and FARRELL, Associate Judges.


FERREN, Associate Judge:

In this defamation case, a jury awarded appellee, Kenneth S. Stanbury, $370,440 against his former employer, appellant Sigal Construction Corporation. The jury found that a Sigal project manager, Paul Littman, had slandered Stanbury while giving an employment reference to another construction company after Sigal had terminated Stanbury's employment. The trial court denied Sigal's motion for judgment...

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