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PORTERFIELD v. BURGER KING CORP.

No. 75-1881.

540 F.2d 398 (1976)

Jim R. PORTERFIELD, Appellant, v. BURGER KING CORPORATION, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 19, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Herron (argued), Mark T. Keaney, St. Louis, Mo., on brief, for appellant.

Robert H. Burns (argued), Clayton, Mo., on brief, for appellee.

Before BRIGHT, ROSS and STEPHENSON, Circuit Judges.

STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.

This appeal concerns substantial actual damages awarded for a violation of V.A.M.S. 290.140,1 the Missouri "service letter" statute, and punitive damages awarded for an allegedly libelous crime loss theft report in which the plaintiff claims he was falsely accused of being involved in the commission of a crime.

The two issues before us are whether the plaintiff established a submissible case on the question...

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