Legal Opinion
Hagler v. Democrat-News, Inc.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided September 17, 1985No. 49156PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOWD, Presiding Judge.
The Democrat-News, Inc., defendant, appeals from a judgment based on a jury verdict of $3,000.00 actual and $4,000.00 punitive damages on plaintiffs Haglers’ claims of libel and false light invasion of privacy. We reverse.
Plaintiffs David and Patricia Hagler, residents of St. Louis County, were the owners of twenty-three acres of land and a cabin in Madison County, Missouri. They placed a sign “Hagler’s El Rancho Rock” at the intersection of rural Beulah Church Road and a private road which lead to several independently owned tracts of land, the Haglers’ among others.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Barber v. Time, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1942
- Hyde v. City of ColumbiaMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982
- Langworthy v. Pulitzer Publishing CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1963
- Smith v. Allied Supermarkets, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1975
- Jacobs v. Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1948
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Sullivan v. Pulitzer Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1986
- Pape v. ReitherMissouri Court of Appeals · 1996
- Capobianco v. Pulitzer Publishing Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1991
- Smith v. UAW-CIO Federal Credit UnionMissouri Court of Appeals · 1987
- Hardge-Harris v. PlebanDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1990
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