Legal Opinion
Davenport v. Armstead
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided December 8, 1952No. 21717, 21718PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
255 S.W.2d 132 (1952)
DAVENPORT
v.
ARMSTEAD et al.
Nos. 21717, 21718.
Kansas City Court of Appeals. Missouri.
December 8, 1952.
Harry A. Hall, Kansas City, for appellants.
Eugene C. Jeter, Warren S. Earhart, Kansas City, for respondent.
BROADDUS, Presiding Judge.
This is a suit for slander. Plaintiff recovered a verdict and judgment for $1000 actual and $4000 punitive damages and defendants have appealed.
The facts show that plaintiff, a former policeman, on May 4, 1949 was remodeling a residence property at 8204 Holmes Street, Kansas City, Missouri. The defendant, Frank Quinlan Construction Company was…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Minter v. Bradstreet Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1903
- Whiteaker v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1913
- Seested v. Post Printing & Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1930
- Warren v. Pulitzer Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1934
- State Ex Rel. Gosselin v. TrimbleSupreme Court of Missouri · 1931
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Caldor, Inc. v. BowdenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1993
- Tucker v. KilgoreCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
- Brown v. PN Hirsch & Co. Stores, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1983
- State ex rel. State Department of Public Health & Welfare, Division of Welfare v. LusterMissouri Court of Appeals · 1970
- Toker v. PollakNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
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