Legal Opinion
Holliday v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 5, 1958No. 15909PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARDNER, Chief Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment for the defendant based upon a jury verdict in an action in which appellants as plaintiffs sought to recover damages upon three causes of action. We shall refer to appellants as plaintiffs.
Plaintiffs are minors and brought their action by and through their fathers as next friend. In their joint complaint each plaintiff charged (1) false imprisonment, (2) slander and (3) assault and battery. The defendant by its answer denied the allegations contained in each of the counts of plaintiffs’ complaint but alleged that if the events as alleged in…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Palmer v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Cronin v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- Arrow Aviation, Inc., a Corporation v. Harry H. Moore and Socony Mobil Oil Co., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1959
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