Legal Opinion
Anton v. St. Louis Suburban Newspapers, Inc.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided March 4, 1980No. 41257PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARD, Judge.
Plaintiff, Don Anton, instituted this suit for libel against St. Louis Suburban Newspapers and its owner and publisher, Frank C. Bick. In Count I of his petition plaintiff prayed for $50,000 actual damages and $1,000,000 punitive damages against the defendant newspaper. In Count II, he prayed for a like sum against the owner-publisher. Defendants moved jointly to dismiss the action; the trial court sustained the motion and ordered that the suit be dismissed. Plaintiff appeals from the order dismissing the action.
In Count I of the First Amended Petition, plaintiff alleged: 1
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2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Rosenblatt v. BaerSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Old Dominion Branch No. 496 v. AustinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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