Legal Opinion
A. D. Luster, A's Fishhouses, Inc. v. Retail Credit Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 7, 1978No. 77-1634PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a jury verdict for plaintiff, A. D. Luster, in a libel action arising out of statements in a fire and mercantile report compiled by defendant Retail Credit Company. 1 Jurisdiction rests upon diversity of citizenship and the amount in controversy. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
Plaintiff was engaged in the operation, ownership and management of specialty restaurants known as A’s Fishhouses, Inc. 2 On February 26, 1975, one of plaintiff’s restaurants located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, was severely damaged by fire. On the date of the fire the…
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