Legal Opinion
Hoeflicker v. Higginsville Advance, Inc.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided September 3, 1991No. WD 44358PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TURNAGE, Presiding Judge.
Diane Hoeflicker filed suit against the Higginsville Advance and two other newspapers for defamation. 1 The court dismissed the suit on the motion of the Advance. 2
On this appeal Hoeflicker contends the article was not a fair and accurate report of the law suit and the Advance is not protected by privilege. Reversed and remanded.
There is no dispute as to the facts. In March, 1990, the Advance ran a story concerning a wrongful death action filed by the Schowengerdt family for the death of their mother. The mother was a resident of the Meyer Care Center in Higginsville.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Campbell v. New York Evening Post, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Newell v. Field Enterprises, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1980
- Carter v. Willert Home Products, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1986
- Barber v. St. Louis Dispatch Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1877
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- Klein v. VictorDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1995
- Duggan v. Pulitzer Publishing Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1995
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