Col. Theodis Brown v. Herald Co., Inc., a New York Corporation, D/B/A Globe Democrat Publishing Co.

Appellant Theodis Brown filed suit on April 29, 1982, against the Globe Democrat. His complaint incorporated an article printed in the Globe on July 31,1980, and alleged that the article was false and defamatory. The district court 1 denied Brown’s motion for summary judgment and the Globe’s motion to dismiss. Later, the district court granted the Globe’s motion for summary judgment. Brown appeals both the denial of his motion for summary judgment and the grant of the Globe’s motion for summary judgment.

The article concerns Brown’s candidacy for St. Louis County sheriff in 1980. Brown’s…