Legal Opinion
Glover v. National Broadcasting Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 23, 1979No. 78-1835PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Forty-six individual plaintiffs (collectively, appellants) appeal from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in this libel action in favor of the defendants-appellees, National Broadcasting Company (NBC) and Fred Briggs. We affirm.
The appellants are alleged in the complaint to be ranchers leasing land on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota or persons closely associated with such ranchers. Appellants complain that the following statements, made by appellee Briggs during the April 6, 1973, NBC Nightly News broadcast, libeled them:
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Alfonso J. Cervantes v. Time, Inc., and Denny WalshCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Lehman E. ANDERSON, Appellant, v. VIKING PUMP DIVISION, HOUDAILLE INDUSTRIES, INC., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Brodsky v. Journal Publishing Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1950
3Cited by2 opinions
- In the Matter of Citizens Loan and Savings Company, Bankrupt. George v. Aylward, Jr., Trustee in Bankruptcy v. Charlotte WeiserCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Glover v. National Broadcasting CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979