Lorenz v. Towntalk Pub. Co.

261 S.W.2d 952 (1953)

LORENZ

v.

TOWNTALK PUB. CO., Inc., et al.

No. 43586.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1.

November 9, 1953.

Preston Quick, St. Louis, for appellant.

Jerome F. Duggan, Sidney W. Horwitz, Dubinsky & Duggan, St. Louis, of counsel, for respondents.

HYDE, Presiding Judge.

Action for $10,000 actual and $5,000 exemplary damages. The Court sustained defendants' motion to dismiss on the ground that plaintiff's petition fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Plaintiff has appealed.

The allegations of the petition concerning what was published are as follows:…