Hatcher v. McShane

Sievers, Judge.

Joush Hatcher, Jr., convicted of and incarcerated for the crime of first degree murder, has sued Richard McShane, alleging slander and libel as a result of McShane’s letter concerning Hatcher’s crime, which letter was written to and published by the Omaha World-Herald newspaper. The trial court sustained McShane’s demurrer on the grounds that there had been a failure to comply with the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act and that the substance of the publication “appears to be true.” The trial court dismissed the lawsuit, and Hatcher appealed to this court.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

M…