Legal Opinion
Read v. Phoenix Newspapers, Inc.
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided October 31, 1991No. CV-90-0499-PRPublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GORDON, Chief Justice.
Phoenix Newspapers, Inc. (PNI) petitioned for review after the court of appeals reversed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of The Arizona Republic, a PNI publication. 167 Ariz. 241, 805 P.2d 1062. We granted review to determine whether the statements printed by the newspaper regarding respondent Thane Read (Read) were substantially true and, if so, whether the court of appeals erred in reversing the grant of summary judgment. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Ariz. Const, art. 6, § 5(3), and A.R.S. § 12-120.-24.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
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