Legal Opinion
James W. Milsap v. Journal/sentinel, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 15, 1996No. 95-3388PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Per curiam
James W. Milsap sued the publisher of The Milwaukee Journal and three of the Journal’s employees over a column written by defendant Gregory D. Stanford and published in the Journal on May 5,1993. He asserted a variety of claims, including defamation under Wisconsin law. The district court granted summary judgment on all claims. Milsap v. Journal/Sentinel, Inc., 897 F.Supp. 406 (E.D.Wis.1995). Milsap appeals, challenging only the decision on his defamation claim. The district court had diversity jurisdiction over the action, 28 U.S.C. § 1332, and we have jurisdiction of the appeal, 28 U.S.C. §…
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