Drew v. KATV Television, Inc.

739 S.W.2d 680 (1987)

293 Ark. 555

William H. DREW, Appellant,

v.

KATV TELEVISION, INC., Appellee.

No. 87-187.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

November 23, 1987.

Bob Lawson, Jr., Little Rock, for appellant.

Spencer F. Robinson, Pine Bluff, for appellee.

HICKMAN, Justice.

This is a defamation suit. William Drew, a Lake Village attorney, sued KATV, claiming that the television station defamed him in news broadcasts on July 10, 1984, and July 25, 1984. It was reported during one broadcast that he had been charged with a felony, when he was actually charged with two misdemeanor counts of solicitation to tamper…