Legal Opinion
Brady v. Pace
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided April 3, 2003No. 25121PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNETH W. SHRUM, Judge.
In this libel suit, the Defendants are church pastors who wrote a letter to their church’s congregation announcing their decision to remove Scott Brady (“Scott”) from church membership. Upon a jury trial, the letter was found libelous, and Scott and his wife (“Connie”) were awarded actual and punitive damages.1 The trial court set aside the resultant judgment because the court concluded it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the case. Plaintiffs appealed. This court dismisses the appeal with directions.
FACTS
The Defendants were pastors of the White River Valley…
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2Cases cited25 opinions
- Serbian Eastern Orthodox Diocese for United States and Canada v. MilivojevichSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Gibson v. BrewerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1997
- Hadnot v. ShawSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
- Janice Paul, A/k/a/ Janice Perez v. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Heard v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
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3Cited by5 opinions
- SD Investments, Inc. v. Michael-Paul, L.L.C.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2005
- LaVonne Pfeil, Individually and as Trustee for Heirs of Henry Pfeil v. St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Unaltered Augsburg Confession of Worthington, Nobles County, MinnesotaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2016
- State v. BurdetteMissouri Court of Appeals · 2004
- Brady v. PaceMissouri Court of Appeals · 2003
- LaVonne Pfeil, Individually and as Trustee for Heirs of Henry Pfeil v. St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Unaltered Augsburg Confession of Worthington, Nobles County, MinnesotaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2016