Scott v. News-Herald

The general issue presented in this appeal is whether summary judgment was properly granted against appellant who avers he was defamed by appellees’ column. Because we hold, as a matter of law, that the article in question was opinion, we find for appellees and affirm the court of appeals.

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This case requires us to reformulate the test and standard in the context of published comment alleged to be defamatory. In Milkovich v. News-Herald, supra, this court recently dealt with the same article we examine today. For reasons to be expressed herein, we now overrule the holding in Milkovich with…