Legal Opinion
Ruby Clark v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 3, 1982No. 80-1476PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH, Circuit Judge.
This appeal raises the question of whether summary judgment was providently granted in this defamation action. A judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan granted summary judgment for the American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. (“ABC”), the defendant-appellee. The court held that an ABC broadcast which pictured Ruby Clark, the plaintiff-appellant (“Plaintiff”), was not libelous. We reverse and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.
FACTS
This defamation action arises from an ABC broadcast which aired on April 22, 1977. The…
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