LITZINGER v. PULITZER PUBLISHING COMPANY

No. 48922.

356 S.W.2d 81 (1962)

Orion J. LITZINGER, Appellant, v. PULITZER PUBLISHING COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1.

April 9, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lovell W. George, Clayton, for appellant.

Robert D. Evans, Lewis C. Green, Green, Hennings, Henry, Evans & Arnold, St. Louis, for respondent.


HOLLINGSWORTH, Judge.

Does the statute fixing venue of actions against corporations authorize plaintiff, a resident of St. Louis County, to bring in the circuit court of that county an action for allegedly libelous matter appearing in a newspaper published in the City of St. Louis by defendant, a domestic corporation domiciled in said city? The trial court held it did not. Plaintiff appealed. The amount in dispute vests this court with jurisdiction.

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