Legal Opinion
Janklow v. Viking Press
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided July 18, 1990No. 16778PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOBBERPUHL, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal of a summary judgment against the plaintiff, William Janklow (Janklow), in favor of the defendants, Peter Matthiessen (Matthiessen) and Viking Press (Viking). The underlying action is based on libel. Janklow claims that Matth-iessen, as the author, and Viking, as the publisher, included libelous statements within the book In the Spirit of Crazy Horse. We affirm.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In May 1983 Janklow initiated this suit in South Dakota circuit court. Matthiessen and Viking joined to remove the case to federal district court. The district court…
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