Legal Opinion
Dodrill v. Arkansas Democrat Co.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided July 2, 1979No. 78-10PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
P. H. Hardin, Special Justice.
This appeal is prosecuted from an order of the lower court sustaining a motion for summary judgment, which dismissed Appellant’s complaint seeking damages for libel and invasion of privacy. The factual background giving rise to the litigation is necessary to a clear disposition of the issues on appeal.
On February 4, 1975, upon a complaint filed by the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct, the Pulaski Circuit Court entered judgment suspending Louis Art Dodrill’s license to practice law for a period of 12 months. The judgment conditioned the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Time, Inc. v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by110 opinions
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