Legal Opinion
Sturgeon v. Retherford Publications, Inc.
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided June 15, 1999No. 92,209PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TAYLOR, J.
¶ 1 Plaintiffs, Roy Dean and Charlene Edith Sturgeon, appeal the trial court’s grant of a motion to dismiss by Defendants, Reth-erford Publications, Inc. (RPI), and Bill Retherford (Retherford), for failure to state a claim for which relief may be granted. Based on our review of the record and the applicable law, we reverse and remand.
STANDARD OF REVIEW
¶ 2 The issue on review is whether Plaintiffs have pleaded a cognizable claim against a newspaper and its owner, based on alleged publication of false and defamatory statements about Plaintiffs and their involvement in a…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- United Mine Workers v. PenningtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- McDonald v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Breeden v. League Services Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1978
- Frazier v. Bryan Memorial Hospital AuthoritySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
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