Legal Opinion
Skain v. Weldon
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided December 11, 1967No. 52550PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRETT, Commissioner.
In this libel action in which Dr. Richard P. Skain, a dentist, and in September 1964 also a member of the City Council of Jefferson City, sought $50,000.00 actual and *272$200,000.00 exemplary damages, a jury returned a verdict for the defendants and he has appealed. The sole assignment of error by Dr. Skain is that instructions 7 and 8 are manifestly erroneous and prejudicial and that therefore he is entitled to a new trial. The defendants are News Tribune Company, publisher of The Sunday News and Tribune newspaper, and Jefferson Television Company, then the corporate owner…
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2Cases cited21 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Wesberry v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Brown v. St. Louis Public Service CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1967
- Tipton v. Socony Mobil Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Murphy Ex Rel. Murphy v. LandSupreme Court of Missouri · 1967
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Holt v. MyersMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973
- Turnbull v. Herald CompanyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1970
- Parker v. Stern Bros. & Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1973
- Lazier v. Pulitzer Publishing CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1971