Legal Opinion
Winters v. Morgan
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 28, 1978No. 49929PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Justice:
Leo Winters (Winters), Appellant, brought suit for libel against William Morgan, Andrew Morgan, and Hughes County Publishing Co., Inc. (newspaper), Appellees. The libel is based on a published editorial. Trial Court sustained a general demurrer to the petition, and subsequently dismissed with prejudice. Winters appeals.
This appeal deals with the principal issue of the sufficiency of the petition. That petition identifies the parties defendant to the newspaper. The plaintiff then alleges:
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“That on July 2, 1973, the Defendants, wrote, caused to be written, published and caused…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hargrove v. Oklahoma Press Pub. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1928
- Owens v. ClarkSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1931
- McKenney v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
- Wiley v. Oklahoma Press Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
- Wimmer v. Oklahoma Pub. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1931
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Sellers v. Oklahoma Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
- Kleier Advertising, Inc. v. Premier Pontiac, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- Miskovsky v. Tulsa Tribune Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983
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