Legal Opinion
Kentucky Kingdom Amusement Co. v. Belo Kentucky, Inc.
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided August 25, 2005No. 2002-SC-0693-DG, 2002-SC-0697-DG, 2003-SC-0634-DGPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.
This appeal and cross-appeal are from an opinion of the Court of Appeals that reversed a judgment based on a jury verdict in a defamation action brought by Kentucky Kingdom against WHAS-TV. The jury originally returned a $3,975,000 verdict in the plaintiffs favor, but the $1 million award for damage to Kentucky Kingdom’s reputation was set aside by the trial judge.
A number of issues relating to a defamation action brought by a public figure against a news media defendant are presented. They include: the proper appellate standard of review of the findings by a jury…
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