THE FIREWORKS RESTORATION CO., LLC v. HOSTO

No. ED 97181.

371 S.W.3d 83 (2012)

THE FIREWORKS RESTORATION COMPANY, L.L.C., Respondent, v. Michael D. HOSTO, et al., Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied June 28, 2012.

Application for Transfer Denied August 14, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Danna McKitrick , David R. Bohm , David A. Zobel , St. Louis, MO, for Appellant.

Bradley J. Bakula , St. Louis, MO, for Respondent.


ROY L. RICHTER, Judge.

Michael Hosto ("Defendant") appeals from the trial court's judgment after a jury returned a verdict in favor of The Fireworks Restoration Company, LLC ("Plaintiff") on its defamation claim and awarded Plaintiff $1 in actual damages and $150,000 in punitive damages. Finding no error, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

The evidence, taken in the light most favorable to the verdict, shows that in 1999 Defendant and Peter Mitchell ("Mitchell...

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