Legal Opinion
Steere v. Cupp
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided November 15, 1979No. 49,858PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Herd, J.:
This is an action for libel arising out of publication of a series of articles regarding the events surrounding plaintiff Myron S. Steere’s defense of Nellie L. Schoonover in a trial for first degree murder and his subsequent public censure by this *567court. Defendants in this action are Roderick B. Cupp, Edwina W. Cupp, B. H. Brewer d/b/a Ottawa Broadcasting Company; Ken MacNevin; Ottawa Herald Inc.; Robert B. Wellington; Harris Enterprises, Inc.; The Kansas City Star Co., Inc.; The World Co.; and the Associated Press. The trial court granted…
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