Legal Opinion
Little Rock Newspapers, Inc. v. Fitzhugh
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided November 13, 1997No. 96-1050PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Donald L. Corbin, Justice.
Appellant Little Rock Newspapers, Inc., appeals the judgment of the Sebastian County Circuit Court imposing the jury’s verdict awarding $50,000 in damages to Appellee J. Michael Fitzhugh for his defamation claim against Appellant’s newspaper, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Our jurisdiction of this appeal is pursuant to Ark. Sup. Ct. R. l-2(a)(15), as it presents questions concerning the law of torts. Appellant raises four points for reversal. We find no error and affirm.
The record reflects that on Monday, June 20, 1994, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette printed an…
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- Marchiondo v. BrownNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1982
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