Morganroth v. Whitall

"Truth is a torch that gleams through the fog without dispelling it.”

—Claude Helvetius, De l’Esprit.

In this heated dispute, the trial court granted summary disposition in favor of defendants on plaintiff’s claims of libel and invasion of privacy by false light. Plaintiff now appeals and we affirm.

Plaintiff alleges that she was libeled and cast in a false light by an article written by defendant Whitall which appeared in the Sunday supplement of the Detroit News on November 11, 1984. The article was entitled "Hot Locks: Let Shila burn you a new ’do.” The article was accompanied by two…