Richard M. Patch v. Playboy Enterprises, Inc. And Frank Browning
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
1ConcurrenceMcMILLIAN, Circuit Judge
I concur with the result reached by the majority and I feel compelled to state separately my reasons for so concurring. I part company with the other members of this panel concerning the use of the Missouri venue cases. While I concede these venue cases are not dispositive, the analogy between Missouri’s venue and borrowing statutes is helpful in determining how Missouri courts would decide where appellant’s cause of action for libel accrued.
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