Legal Opinion

Boyle v. Vista Eyewear, Inc.

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided November 5, 1985No. WD 34975PublishedCited by 123 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NUGENT, Judge.

Vista Eyewear, Inc., and David A. Baker, defendants, appeal from a judgment for plaintiff Judy A. Boyle following a jury verdict awarding Mrs. Boyle $1.00 in actual damages and $15,000 punitive damages for furnishing her a service letter which falsely stated the reasons her employment was *861terminated. Mrs. Boyle cross-appeals from dismissal of the wrongful discharge count of her petition. We affirm the circuit court’s judgment on Counts I and II and reverse its judgment on Count III and remand that count.

Plaintiff, Judy A. Boyle, worked as a lab helper for Vista Eyewear, an…

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2Cases cited81 opinions

  1. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Murphy v. American Home Products Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. Kelsay v. Motorola, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1978
  4. United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1897
  5. Tameny v. Atlantic Richfield Co.California Supreme Court · 1980

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