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RISS v. ANDERSON

No. 16719.

304 F.2d 188 (1962)

Richard R. RISS, Sr., Appellant, v. Ardith L. ANDERSON, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

June 7, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl E. Laurent, of White & Laurent, Kansas City, Mo., Richard L. White, Kansas City, Mo., on the brief, for appellant.

David Skeer, Kansas City, Mo., for appellee.

Before VOGEL, VAN OOSTERHOUT and BLACKMUN, Circuit Judges.

BLACKMUN, Circuit Judge.

This diversity action is one for damages for defamation by television on September 15, 1959. It was tried to the court and resulted in a judgment for the plaintiff against the individual defendant for $2,000 actual damages and $8,000 punitive damages. That defendant has appealed.

The plaintiff Anderson is an over-the-road truck driver residing in Kansas City, Kansas. The defendant Riss is a Missouri citizen engaged in the trucking...

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