Legal Opinion
Lancaster v. Daily Banner-News Pub. Co., Inc.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided October 26, 1981No. 81-96PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Darrell Hickman, Justice.
This is a defamation case. Lester Lancaster, a policeman for the City of Magnolia, Arkansas, sued the local newspaper, The Daily Banner-News, alleging that he was defamed in a series of editorials the paper ran in 1975. The newspaper filed a motion for summary judgment with affidavits setting forth the actual knowledge the writers had when the editorials were written. Lancaster countered with his affidavit, and numerous, lengthy depositions, mostly of people the writers for the Banner-News had named as their sources. The trial court granted summary judgment finding…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Rosenblatt v. BaerSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Time, Inc. v. FirestoneSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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- Fogus v. Capital Cities Media, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1982
- Drew v. KATV Television, Inc.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1987
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