Legal Opinion
Dietrich v. Pulitzer Publishing Company
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided January 8, 1968No. 52531PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STOCKARD, Commissioner.
Plaintiff has appealed from a judgment in favor of defendant in her action for libel in which she sought actual and punitive damages in an amount far in excess of our minimum jurisdictional amount.
Plaintiff alleged she was libeled by two articles on March 23 and March 25, 1966, in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, a newspaper of general circulation, said articles in their entirety being as follows:
“$12,000 IN COINS SEIZED IN RAID, MAN ARRESTED
“Coin collections valued at $12,000 were seized yesterday by police in a raid on the residence of Fred J. Dietrich, a former convict…
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- E. O. Dorsch Electric Co. v. Plaza Construction Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1967
- Cure v. City of JeffersonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1964
- Langworthy v. Pulitzer Publishing CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1963
- Burke v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1961
- Gruenewaelder v. WintermannSupreme Court of Missouri · 1962
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3Cited by40 opinions
- ITT Commercial Finance Corp. v. Mid-America Marine Supply Corp.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1993
- Gridley v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1972
- Cherry v. City of Hayti HeightsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1978
- Seliga Shoe Stores, Inc. v. City of MaplewoodMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
- Hurwitz v. KohmMissouri Court of Appeals · 1974
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