District Court of Appeal of Florida January 27, 1982, No. 81-329 (Smith v. Hill)

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a final judgment in a defamation action. Appellants were found liable in damages to the plaintiff, an attorney, for defamatory remarks contained in a letter written by the husband and typed and mailed by the wife. Damages were assessed at $5,000 compensatory and $35,000 punitive.