Legal Opinion

Deckard v. O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided August 1, 2000No. WD 57385PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERT G. ULRICH, Judge.

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. appeals the judgment of the trial court entered in favor of Carlos Deckard in the amount of $275,830 in his defamation action. O’Reilly raises several points on appeal. First, it claims that the trial court erred in denying its motion to vacate the judgment and dismiss Mr. Deckard’s petition because the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction. Second, O’Reilly argues that the trial court erred in denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict because Mr. Deckard did not present sufficient evidence to make a submissible case of…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Nazeri v. Missouri Valley CollegeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
  3. Overcast v. Billings Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 2000
  4. Rice v. HodappSupreme Court of Missouri · 1996
  5. Mary KIENTZY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993

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3Cited by23 opinions

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