Legal Opinion
Russell v. McMillen
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided May 24, 1984No. 82CA0706PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BABCOCK, Judge.
In this libel action, plaintiffs, Jack E.L. and Elsie M. Russell, appeal from the trial court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of defendants. We affirm.
The action arose from a series of articles, editorials, and cartoons published in the Triangle Review, a semi-weekly Port Collins newspaper, in October 1976, August 1977, and October 1977. The publications brought into question the propriety of a purchase of certain land by the Russells from the Platte River Power Authority (PRPA), a corporate political subdivision, created by contract among four municipalities.
In September…
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