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TUCKER v. DELMAR CLEANERS, INC.

No. 44580.

637 S.W.2d 222 (1982)

Ethel TUCKER, Plaintiff-Appellant. v. DELMAR CLEANERS, INC., Defendant-Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Three.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied July 16, 1982.

Application to Transfer Denied September 13, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth K. Vuylsteke, St. Louis, for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert H. Koester, Daniel J. McAuliffe, Clayton, for defendant-respondent.

SNYDER, Judge.

This is a libel action brought by Ethel Tucker against Delmar Cleaners, Inc. A jury verdict awarded Mrs. Tucker $15,000 in actual and punitive damages after which the trial court granted Delmar Cleaners, Inc.'s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Mrs. Tucker appealed.

The determinative issue is whether there was sufficient evidence of publication to submit that question to the jury. This court finds there was not and affirms the...

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