TUREEN v. EQUIFAX, INC.

No. 77-1420.

571 F.2d 411 (1978)

Bernard H. TUREEN, Appellee, v. EQUIFAX, INC., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 21, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Carroll Stribling, Jr., Fordyce & Mayne, St. Louis, Mo., for appellant.

Bruce M. Wurmser (argued), and Theodore D. Ponfil, Clayton, Mo., on brief, for appellee.

Before GIBSON, Chief Judge, HEANEY, Circuit Judge, and HUNTER, District Judge.


ELMO B. HUNTER, District Judge.

Bernard H. Tureen brought this action for damages resulting from an alleged invasion of his privacy by Equifax, Inc. (hereinafter "defendant"). Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Defendant appeals from a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff and against defendant in the amount of $5,000. The relevant facts are as follows.

During 1973 and 1974, plaintiff maintained a health insurance policy...

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