TIPTON v. BARTON

No. 54089.

747 S.W.2d 325 (1988)

Virgil TIPTON, et al., Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. Lee BARTON, Jr., et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Three.

March 22, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Charles Brostron, Robert E. McWilliams, Jr., St. Louis, for defendants-appellants.

Robert B. Hoemeke, St. Louis, for plaintiffs-respondents.


KELLY, Judge.

The mayor, city coordinator and the individual members of the board of aldermen of the City of Wentzville appeal from the judgment of the trial court entered in favor of respondents Virgil Tipton, Ralph Dummit and the Pulitzer Publishing Company. Tipton and Dummit are reporters for the St. Louis Post Dispatch and are employed by the Pulitzer Publishing Company. Tipton, Dummit and the Pulitzer Publishing Company brought this suit for attorney's fees and...

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