The appellants appealed a jury verdict granting judgment to the respondent for $35,126 for prepaid telephone cards and implicitly dismissing the appellants' counterclaim.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal regarding the main action but allowed the appeal in part regarding the counterclaim for slander.
The Court found that the trial judge failed to properly instruct the jury on the concepts of general, special, and nominal damages for slander, and that proof of special damages is not essential when the slander concerns the appellant's business.
A new trial was ordered for the counterclaim for defamation.
