Legal Opinion
Bauer v. 7-Eleven, Inc.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided November 27, 2012No. ED 97989PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT M. CLAYTON III, Judge.
7-Eleven, Inc. and Randy Munton, Inc., (“Defendants”), appeal the trial court’s judgment following a jury verdict in favor of Thomas Bauer (“Plaintiff’) in his defamation suit. Because Plaintiff failed to prove Defendants acted with actual malice, we reverse the judgment.
I. BACKGROUND
The present action arises from a successful campaign to recall Plaintiff from his position as alderman for the 24th Ward of the City of St. Louis. Plaintiff served as a member of the Board of Alderman from 1999 until he was recalled in September 2005. As alderman, Plaintiff supported…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Overcast v. Billings Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 2000
- Matter of WestfallSupreme Court of Missouri · 1991
- Hodges v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 2007
- Ribaudo v. BauerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1998
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3Cited by2 opinions
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