Brown v. Kitterman
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
STOCKARD, Commissioner.
By Count I of her petition plaintiff sought actual and punitive damages for libel, and by Counts II, III and IV she sought actual and punitive damages for slander. The trial court dismissed the petition for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted, and plaintiff has appealed. We affirm.
Defendant’s motion to dismiss the appeal for the reason that plaintiff’s brief failed to comply with Civil Rule 83.05, V.A.M.R., while not totally without merit, is overruled.
Plaintiff alleged she was libeled by the publication by defendant of a letter, which in its…
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