Legal Opinion
Howard v. Des Moines Register & Tribune Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided September 19, 1979No. 62059PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCORMICK, Justice.
The trial court entered summary judgment for defendant Des Moines Register and Tribune Company and its reporter Margaret Engel in this action for invasion of privacy. The action was brought by plaintiff Robbin Howard in an effort to obtain redress from these defendants and defendant Dr. Roy C. Sloan for a disclosure in a 1976 newspaper story that she had been involuntarily sterilized while a resident of the Jasper County Home in 1971. This appeal does not involve the claim against Dr. Sloan. The controlling questions are whether recovery from the newspaper and its reporter…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Thornhill v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by44 opinions
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- Fry v. Ionia Sentinel-StandardMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
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