Atkins v. News Publishing Co.

Ellington, Judge.

Truman Atkins appeals from the order of the Superior Court of Walker County granting summary judgment in this libel action to News Publishing Company, Inc. d/b/a Walker County Messenger, publisher Don Stillwell, writer Catherine Edgemon, cartoonist Debbie Tindell, and editorialist Ralph Keith (“the newspaper defendants”). Pursuant to a granted interlocutory appeal, Nathaniel Womble appeals from the same order, which denied his motion for summary judgment. Because these appeals challenge the same order and arise from the same factual dispute, we consolidate them. For the…