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TURNER v. GATEWAY TRANSP. CO., INC.

No. 38422.

569 S.W.2d 358 (1978)

Ronnie TURNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GATEWAY TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, INC., and James Pullam, Defendants-Respondents.

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

July 11, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shifrin, Treiman, Bamburg & Dempsey, David G. Dempsey, Clayton, for plaintiff-appellant.

Kortenhof & Ely, Joseph M. Kortenhof, Amy Rubin Reichman, St. Louis, for defendants-respondents.

GUNN, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant sued defendants-respondents in libel based on a letter notifying him of his discharge from employment with defendant Gateway Transportation Company, Inc. A jury awarded plaintiff $5,000 compensatory damages and $50,001 punitive damages.1 After the jury verdict, the trial court, finding that the procedure in sending the discharge letter was privileged and consented to by plaintiff, sustained defendants...

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