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MID-AMERICA FOOD SERVICE v. ARA SERVICES, INC.

No. 77-1724.

578 F.2d 691 (1978)

MID-AMERICA FOOD SERVICE, INC., Appellee, v. ARA SERVICES, INC., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 6, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. S. McKenzie, Kansas City, Mo., for appellant.

Leonard B. Rose, Kansas City, Mo., for appellee; David W. Howard, Kansas City, Mo., on the brief.

Before HEANEY and HENLEY, Circuit Judges, and HANSON, Senior District Judge.

HANSON, Senior District Judge.

This is a diversity action in which ARA Services, Inc., (ARA) appeals from a judgment against it for slander entered upon a jury verdict for $25,000 in punitive damages. No actual damages were awarded.

Mid-America Food Service, Inc. (Mid-America) is a Missouri corporation; ARA is a Delaware corporation. Both companies are engaged in the food service business and are competitors in the Kansas City area for private and public food...

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