Legal Opinion
Bowers v. Loveland Publishing Co.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided November 25, 1988No. 86CA0902PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TURSI, Judge.
In this action for libel, plaintiff, David Franklin Bowers, appeals the directed verdict granted in favor of defendant, Love-land Publishing Company, d/b/a Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald. On cross-appeal, defendant seeks reversal of the trial court’s refusal to order an award of costs. We affirm.
Plaintiff was arrested on a charge of criminal mischief stemming from eyewitness reports that he had vandalized a car. Details of his arrest appeared in the Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald. The news item relating plaintiff’s arrest stated:
“7:01 p.m. David Franklin Bowers, 26, 181 Harrison…
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- Burns v. McGraw-Hill Broadcasting Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1983
- Nettrour v. JC Penney CompanySupreme Court of Colorado · 1961
- Shultz v. Linden-Alimak, Inc.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1986
- Smith v. SmithSupreme Court of Colorado · 1970
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