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Ikani v. Bennett

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided January 21, 1985No. 84-193PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Steele Hays, Justice.

Christian Ikani, a counselor at the Department of Correction, filed this defamation suit against two other Department of Correction employees, Maggie Bennett and Mike Russell. In November, 1978, Ikani had been detained by the FBI for questioning in connection with an illegal sale of guns to Nigeria. He alleges that in 1983 Maggie Bennett slandered him by making a false statement to Mike Russell that he had been arrested for smuggling guns to Nigeria and Russell libeled him by recording the remárk in a file.

At the close of Ikani’s case Bennett and Russell moved for a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Hutchinson v. ProxmireSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Dildine v. Clark Equipment Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1984
  4. Dillard Department Stores, Inc. v. FeltonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982
  5. KARK-TV v. SimonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1983

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Lockley v. Deere & Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
  2. Richmond v. Southwire Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  3. Navorro-Monzo v. HughesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1989
  4. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. WhiteSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
  5. Travelers Insurance v. SmithSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999

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