Gobin v. Globe Publishing Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harman, C.:

This is an action for damages for libel. The trial court entered summary judgment for the publisher and the plaintiff appeals.

The plaintiff, Gary Dean Gobin, on June 11, 1973, filed his petition alleging that the defendant, Globe Publishing Company, on or about July 6, 1972, published in its newspaper, The Dodge City Daily Globe, an article and certain accompanying photographs and captions which were false, libelous and defamatory to plaintiff. The petition requested $400,000 actual damages for loss of an auto mobile repair business and…