Legal Opinion
Miskovsky v. Oklahoma Publishing Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided January 12, 1982No. 55326PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Vice Chief Justice:
The dispositive issue in this cause is whether the evidence presented by a candidate for the United States Senate, George Miskovsky, in a libel action against a local publisher, Oklahoma Publishing Company (OPUBCO), was sufficient to permit the submission of the cause to a jury. We hold that it was not.
The facts of the cause before us are as follows: In August of 1978, eight Oklaho-mans had become candidates for the Democratic nomination for the office of the United States Senate. Among the candidates were, then Governor, David Boren, former State Senator and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Assn., Inc. v. BreslerSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Monitor Patriot Co. v. RoySupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by39 opinions
- West v. Thomson NewspapersUtah Supreme Court · 1994
- Henry v. HalliburtonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1985
- Andrews v. StallingsNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1995
- Miskovsky v. Tulsa Tribune Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983
- Benjamin v. Cowles Publishing Co.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1984
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