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UNITED INS. CO. OF AMERICA v. MURPHY

No. 97-234.

961 S.W.2d 752 (1998)

331 Ark. 364

UNITED INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA and Mark Burcham, Appellants, v. Ann MURPHY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

February 12, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fletcher Long, Jr., Forrest City, Leon Holmes, Jeanne L. Seewald, Little Rock, for Appellant.

Jesse B. Daggett, Joe R. Perry, J. Shane Baker, Marianna, for Appellee.

ARNOLD, Chief Justice.

This is a defamation case. The appellants, United Insurance Company of America and Mark Burcham, appeal a judgment of the Crittenden County Circuit Court imposing an award of $600,000 in compensatory damages and $2,000,000 in punitive damages to appellee Ann Murphy for her slander claim. On appeal, the appellants contend that the trial court erred in instructing the jury that damages could be presumed and that they had the burden of proving...

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