WHITE v. AMERICAN POSTAL WKRS. U., ST. LOUIS

No. 39341.

579 S.W.2d 671 (1979)

Richard W. WHITE, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION, ST. LOUIS, Missouri LOCAL, Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Four.

February 21, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murtha, Cafferky, Powers & Jordan, Mose Lewis III, Washington, D. C., Wiley, Craig, Armbruster, Wilburn & Mills, St. Louis, for defendant-appellant.

Donald Sommers, St. Louis, for plaintiff-respondent.


CRIST, Judge.

Action for libel. Jury verdict in favor of plaintiff and against defendants American Postal Workers Union and Odis Keys in the sum of $10,000.00 actual damages sustained by trial court. We affirm.

Plaintiff's case was predicated on malice of defendants in the posting of an agenda letter on September 7, 1974, which had been sent to the Postmaster by defendant Odis Keys in his capacity as the President...

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