Legal Opinion
Franks v. the Lima News
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided February 15, 1996No. 1-95-59PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hadley, Presiding Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellants, Nancy A. Franks and James Franks (“appellants”), appeal from the judgment entered in the Allen County Court of Common Pleas granting the motion of defendant-appellee, The Lima News (“appellee”), for summary judgment and dismissing the complaint.
Appellants brought suit against appellee alleging a claim of libel based upon the following article appearing in appellee’s publication on June 26,1994:
“8 arrested for rioting
“Lima police arrested eight people and sent more than 40 others packing after they found them rioting in the 100 block of East North…
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