Legal Opinion
Williams v. Pulitzer Broadcasting Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided January 28, 1986No. 49425PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRIST, Judge.
Defendants Chris Condon and Pulitzer Broadcasting Company (KSDK) appeal from a judgment entered pursuant to a jury verdict awarding plaintiff actual dam ages of $100,000 against both defendants, and punitive damages of $2,500 against defendant Condon and $1,000,000 against defendant KSDK, on his claim for libel. We affirm in part, and reverse in part.
KSDK, owner and operator of KSDK-TV Channel 5 in St. Louis, employed reporter Chris Condon. Condon was covering the activities of Special Aldermanic Committee on Health and Hospitals, a committee of the Board of Aldermen of St.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Phillips v. Evening Star Newspaper Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
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