Legal Opinion
Walgreen Co. v. Cochran
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 3, 1932No. 9359PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, District Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment entered in an action for slander. The cause was heard by a jury which returned a verdict for appellee for $3,500 actual, and $4,000 punitive, damages.
The errors assigned .relate to: (1) The sufficiency of the evidence; (2) the admission of testimony; (3) argument of counsel; (4) the instructions; (5) the damages assessed; and (6) the ruling on the motion in arrest of judgment.
The appellant was the owner and operator of a number of retail drug stores in Kansas City, and elsewhere. The appellee was, from March 19,1930, to March 29,1930,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Peck v. Tribune Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Washington Post Co. v. ChalonerSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Commercial Pub. Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1907
- National Disabled Soldiers' League, Inc. v. HaanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1925
- Massee v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1913
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. Mutual Benefit Health & Acc. Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1936
- Gelhaus v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- Merkel v. Carter Carburetor Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1949
- Interstate Transit Lines v. CraneCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1938
- Hager v. Hanover Fire Ins.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1945
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