Legal Opinion
Tucker v. Delmar Cleaners, Inc.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided June 8, 1982No. 44580PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNYDER, Judge.
This is a libel action brought by Ethel Tucker against Delmar Cleaners, Inc. A jury verdict awarded Mrs. Tucker $15,000 in actual and punitive damages after which the trial court granted Delmar Cleaners, Inc.’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Mrs. Tucker appealed.
The determinative issue is whether there was sufficient evidence of publication to submit that question to the jury. This court finds there was not and affirms the judgment.
Ethel Tucker was employed by Delmar Cleaners, Inc. as a laundry marker from April 4, 1978 to March 16, 1979. On Sunday, March 18,…
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