Legal Opinion
Peagler v. Phoenix Newspapers, Inc.
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided February 4, 1977No. 12691-PRPublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STRUCKMEYER, Vice Chief Justice.
Appellants, Dodge City Motors, Inc. and Julian Peagler, brought this suit against Phoenix Newspapers, Inc., Eugene C. Pulliam, Albert Sitter and J. Edward Murray for damages resulting from an allegedly libelous article in a Phoenix newspaper, The Arizona Republic. The Superior Court first summarily entered a judgment dismissing the suit as to Murray, then ordered the suit by Julian Peagler dismissed, and, finally, on December 20,1972, at the close of appellant Dodge City Motor’s case, directed a verdict against it and in favor of the remaining appellees. The…
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