Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Black Chronicle, Inc.
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided March 10, 1998No. 89733PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RAPP, Judge.
¶ 1 Trial court plaintiff, Ronald Lee Johnson, appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants, The Black Chronicle, Inc., its owner, and named employees and agents (collectively referred to as The Newspaper), in this action for defamation, invasion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
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¶ 2 Johnson is an attorney and former executive director of the Oklahoma Human Rights Commission. A week after Johnson resigned his post with the Commission, The Newspaper published a front-page story in its August 11, 1994…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Harte-Hanks Communications, Inc. v. ConnaughtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Spirgis v. Circle K Stores, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1987
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