Legal Opinion
Kurz v. Evening News Ass'n
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided June 12, 1985No. Docket 73543PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiffs, Walter A. Kurz, J. Todd Kurz and Kevin Kurz, appeal as of right from an order granting summary judgment, under GCR 1963, 117.2(1) and (3), to defendants, The Evening News Association, doing business as The Detroit News, and various employees of the Association.
This libel action arose out of the January 20, 1980, publication of the following article in The Detroit News:
"Unhappy New Year
"Attorney faces charges in attack on policeman
"Detroit attorney Walter Kurz was arraigned Saturday on charges of assaulting a police office [sic] with a shotgun during a predawn New Year’s Day…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Lawrence v. FoxMichigan Supreme Court · 1959
- Peisner v. Detroit Free Press, Inc.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1978
- Postill v. Booth Newspapers, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 1982
- Arber v. StahlinMichigan Supreme Court · 1969
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Rouch v. Enquirer & News of Battle CreekMichigan Supreme Court · 1986
- Peterfish v. FrantzMichigan Court of Appeals · 1988
- Hodgins Kennels, Inc v. DurbinMichigan Court of Appeals · 1988
- Dougherty v. Capitol Cities Communications, Inc.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1986
- Grostick v. EllsworthMichigan Court of Appeals · 1987
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