Rees v. O'MALLEY

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• accusing someone of extortion is defamatory as a matter of law because “[e]xtortion is a criminal charge that both involves moral turpitude and subjects the party charged to a prison sentence”
• “[i]f a verdict is so flagrantly excessive that it goes beyond the limits of fair compensation ... and fails to do substantial justice between the parties, it is our duty to correct the error by granting a new tidal or requiring a remittitur____”

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