Ferguson v. Watkins
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
448 So.2d 271 (1984)
Charles B. FERGUSON, et al., Appellants,
v.
William E. WATKINS, et al., Appellees.
No. 54629.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
February 29, 1984.
Joe D. Pegram, Oxford, for appellants.
W. Joel Blass, Mize, Thompson & Blass, Gulfport, for appellees.
En Banc.
ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:
I
This is a libel action brought against a newspaper and its editorial columnist.
Three physicians operating the emergency room in a publicly funded hospital demanded ouster of the hospital administrator. They were subjected to searing commentary by an editorial columnist in a local newspaper.
We hold…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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