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HALL v. BROOKSHIRE

No. 29274.

285 S.W.2d 60 (1955)

Roger HALL (Plaintiff), Respondent, v. W. A. BROOKSHIRE (Defendant), Appellant.

St. Louis Court of Appeals. Missouri.

Motion for Rehearing or to Transfer to Denied January 13, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. A. Brookshire, Columbia, for appellant.

Orr & Sapp, Carl F. Sapp, Columbia, for respondent.

Motion for Rehearing or to Transfer to Supreme Court Denied January 13, 1956.

WOLFE, Commissioner.

This is an action to recover actual and punitive damages arising out of a libelous letter sent by the defendant to the mother of the plaintiff. There was a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $7,000, $1,000 of which was for actual damages and $6,000 was for punitive damages. From the judgment the defendant prosecutes this appeal.

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