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VAUGHAN v. TAFT BROADCASTING CO.

No. 67424.

708 S.W.2d 656 (1986)

Joe H. VAUGHAN, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. TAFT BROADCASTING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

April 15, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Cleary, Jeffrey D. Fridkin, Kansas City, for defendant-appellant.

G. Stephen Long, Thomas J. Whittaker, William E. Quirk, Kansas City, for plaintiff-respondent.

HIGGINS, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff, Joe Vaughan, sued Taft Broadcasting Company, owner of WDAF radio station, alleging violation of the service letter statute, section 290.140, RSMo 1978. The jury awarded plaintiff $1.00 in actual damages and $173,670.83 in punitive damages; the Court of Appeals, Western District, affirmed. This Court transferred the case to determine whether plaintiff can recover actual and punitive damages under the service letter statute. Judgment...

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