Legal Opinion
Jim R. Porterfield v. Burger King Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 19, 1976No. 75-1881PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.
This appeal concerns substantial actual damages awarded for a violation of V.A. M.S. 290.140, 1 the Missouri “service letter” statute, and punitive damages awarded for an allegedly libelous crime loss theft report in which the plaintiff claims he was falsely accused of being involved in the commission of a crime.
The two issues before us are whether the plaintiff established a submissible case on the question of substantial actual damages under the “service letter” statute, and secondly, whether the plaintiff established that the crime loss theft report was libelous.…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Northern Pacific Railroad v. HerbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Kroger Grocery & Baking Co. v. YountCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1933
- Heuer v. John R. Thompson Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1952
- Cook v. Pulitzer Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1912
- Schmidt v. Central Hardware CompanyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1974
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Linda Jasperson, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Purolator Courier Corp., Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Herberholt v. dePaul Community Health CenterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1981
- Edward C. McIntyre Et Ux., Appellants/cross-Appellees v. Everest & Jennings, Inc., Etc., Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- Zarate v. CortinasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Cronin v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
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