HAGLER v. DEMOCRAT-NEWS, INC.

No. 49156.

699 S.W.2d 96 (1985)

David and Patricia HAGLER, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. The DEMOCRAT-NEWS, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Southern Division.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied October 28, 1985.

Application to Transfer Denied November 21, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Reid, II, Schnapp, Graham & Reid, Fredericktown, for defendant-appellant.

Theresamarie Mantese, St. Louis, for plaintiffs-respondents.


Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied October 28, 1985.

DOWD, Presiding Judge.

The Democrat-News, Inc., defendant, appeals from a judgment based on a jury verdict of $3,000.00 actual and $4,000.00 punitive damages on plaintiffs Haglers' claims of libel and false light invasion of privacy. We reverse.

Plaintiffs David and Patricia Hagler, residents of St. Louis County, were the owners of twenty-three acres of land and a cabin...

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