KARK-TV v. Simon
Supreme Court of Arkansas
1Opinion of the Court
Steele Hays, Justice.
This defamation case was brought by Andre Simon and Barry Smith, appellees, against KARK-TV of Little Rock, appellant. On the evening of August 11, 1982, while Smith and Simon were shopping in a store at the Galleria Shopping Center, the police received a call that the store was being robbed by two men. At about 8:30 p.m., eight policemen converged on the scene. They handcuffed and searched the appellees and placed them in a squad car. Carolyn Long, a reporter for KARKTV, happened to be in another business establishment two doors down. Information was relayed to her from…
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