Legal Opinion
Rawlins v. Hutchinson Publishing Co.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided December 13, 1975No. 47,773PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Foth, C.:
Paul O. Rawlins brought this action against the Hutchinson Publishing Company, publisher of the daily newspaper The Hutchinson Netos, for damages for the alleged invasion of his privacy. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendant newspaper, and plaintiff has appealed.
The newspaper carries a regular column “Looking Backward” which recalls and reports news items prominent on the corresponding date 10, 25 and 50 years ago. On April 4, 1974, the column carried the following statement:
“Ten years ago in 1964. Paul Rawlins,…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- 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
- Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. CohnSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- State of Hawai'i Organization of Police Officers v. Society of Professional Journalists-University of Hawai'i ChapterHawaii Supreme Court · 1996
- Rotkiewicz v. SadowskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
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