Legal Opinion
Hackworth v. Larson
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided March 5, 1969No. File 10498PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RENTTO, Judge.
This is a libel action predicated on a news release issued by the defendant, Alma H. Larson, Secretary of State of South Dakota, and a news dispatch concerning it prepared and disseminated by the Associated Press and published by the Rapid City Journal Company. The defendants moved for summary judgment on the pleadings. When the motions were heard these were supplemented by affidavits filed on behalf of all parties. The motions were granted. From the judgment entered plaintiffs appeal. As to defendant Larson, the question presented is whether the occasion is absolutely…
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