JACKSON v. MISSOURI RATING & COLLECTION CO.

No. 36347.

537 S.W.2d 442 (1976)

Oneila JACKSON, Respondent, v. MISSOURI RATING AND COLLECTION COMPANY, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, St. Louis District, Division Four.

May 18, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sachs & Miller, P.C., Richard J. Fredrick, Clayton, for appellant.

Joseph S. McDuffie, Ray H. Williams, Clayton, for respondent.


SMITH, Chief Judge.

Defendant appeals from a judgment against it, following jury verdict, for $10,000 actual damages and $5,000 punitive damages. We reverse and remand for new trial.

Defendant is a collection agency. It instituted suit against plaintiff, a school teacher, in Magistrate Court, and allegedly served plaintiff through a special deputy appointed pursuant to Sec. 517.100 RSMo 1969. The return stated:

I hereby certify that I served the within...

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