Legal Opinion
West v. Thomson Newspapers
Court of Appeals of Utah
Decided May 28, 1992No. 910066-CAPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BENCH, Presiding Judge:
Terry West appeals the dismissal of his libel claims against the defendants. West brought suit for statements made in three different articles published in The Daily Spectrum newspaper. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
BACKGROUND
Appellee Rick Guldan, a reporter for The Daily Spectrum, wrote two articles that were critical of West, the mayor of the small Utah town of La Verkin. Among other accusations and criticisms, the articles criticized West for opposing the purchase of a municipal power plant by the town before his election, but then reversing his…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by12 opinions
- State v. DunnUtah Supreme Court · 1993
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- Mast v. OversonCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1998
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