Legal Opinion
Hanrahan v. Horn
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided January 14, 1983No. 54,286PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
William D. Clement,
District Judge, Assigned: The trial court granted summary judgment for the defendants on Mr. and Mrs. John Hanrahan’s claims of slander, outrage, defamation of character, and invasion of privacy. This is an appeal from summary judgment.
The sequence of events relevant to this action began on May 20, 1979, when twelve-year-old John “Jack” Hanrahan disappeared, having last been seen at Gage Bowl in Topeka. His body was found 10 days later and William R. Gautney was charged with murder. Almost 70 news stories appeared in Topeka…
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3Cited by17 opinions
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