Legal Opinion
Currier v. Western Newspapers, Inc.
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided July 20, 1993No. CV-91-0326-PRPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ZLAKET, Justice.
Plaintiffs in this libel action seek review of a court of appeals memorandum decision affirming summary judgment in favor of defendants. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Ariz. Const. art. 6, § 5(3) and A.R.S. § 12-120.24. We reverse and remand.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs Currier sued columnist Richard Brady and his employer, The Independent, a newspaper circulated in the Verde Valley. Additional defendants were the newspaper’s editor, Dan Engler, and publisher, Dick Smith, as well as its parent company, Western Newspapers, Inc. (WNI).
Mary Currier was the…
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