Legal Opinion
Laux v. Motor Carriers Council of St. Louis, Inc.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided June 11, 1973No. 57058PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOUSER, Commissioner.
On November 5, 1965 John A. Laux filed a petition in one count against Motor Carriers Council of St. Louis, Inc., and other defendants, charging in paragraph 3 that “subsequent to November, 1963” Motor Carriers Council, through its agent Mitchell Campbell, “in the presence of a large number of people,” spoke of plaintiff false, defamatory and slanderous words, to wit, that plaintiff had embezzled $65,000 from Apex Fast Freight, Inc.
On March 8, 1971 the case went to trial. On the morning of the first day of trial plaintiff was permitted to amend paragraph 3 of his…
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Lightfoot v. JenningsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1953
- McDaniel v. LovelaceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1969
- Simmons v. FridaySupreme Court of Missouri · 1949
- Ukman v. Daily Record Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1905
- Hilderbrand v. AndersonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1954
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Henry v. HalliburtonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1985
- Butler Ex Rel. Butler v. Circulus, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1977
- Koerper & Co. v. Unitel International, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1987
- Zero Manufacturing Co. v. HuschMissouri Court of Appeals · 1987
- Beulah Wichmann v. United Disposal, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
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