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LUSTER v. RETAIL CREDIT CO.

No. 77-1634.

575 F.2d 609 (1978)

A. D. LUSTER, Appellee, A's Fishhouses, Inc., v. RETAIL CREDIT COMPANY, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 11, 1978.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing June 7, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen M. Reasoner, of Barrett, Wheatley, Smith & Deacon, Jonesboro, Ark., for appellant; J. C. Deacon, Jonesboro, Ark., on brief.

Bill W. Bristow, of Seay & Bristow, Jonesboro, Ark., for appellee; Donald F. Seay, Jonesboro, Ark., on brief.

Before GIBSON, Chief Judge, STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge, and BECKER, Senior District Judge.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc June 7, 1978.

STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from a jury verdict for plaintiff, A. D. Luster, in a libel action arising out of statements in a fire and mercantile report compiled by defendant Retail Credit Company.1 Jurisdiction rests upon diversity of citizenship and the amount in controversy. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Plaintiff was engaged...

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