Supreme Court of Arkansas May 8, 1995, 94-908 (Thomson Newspaper Publishing, Inc. v. Coody)

Andree Layton Roaf, Justice.

This appeal involves a libel action filed by appellee Dan Coody against the appellants, Thomson Newspaper Publishing, Inc., d/b/a Northwest Arkansas Times (Times), and S. D. “Dave” Stokes, individually and as publisher of the Times. A jury awarded Dan Coody $275,000.00 in compensatory and punitive damages.