Saxton v. Arkansas Gazette Co.

Frank Holt, Justice.

Appellant brought suit against appellees to recover compensatory and punitive damages for libel. In the process of discovery, appellant sought the identity of a source of information referred to by appellee Griffee, a reporter, in articles written by her and published in the appellee Arkansas Gazette. Griffee refused to reveal her source stating the identity was privileged. Appellant filed a pretrial motion to compel discovery. After a hearing, the court found that appellant had not made reasonable efforts by deposition or other means to learn the identity of the informant…