BRANDON v. GAZETTE PUBLISHING CO.

No. 5-2565.

352 S.W.2d 92 (1961)

Gladys Neal BRANDON, Appellant, v. GAZETTE PUBLISHING CO., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

December 18, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Coffelt, Fred A. Newth, Jr., and Marshall N. Carlisle, Little Rock, for appellant.

Rose, Meek, House, Barron, Nash & Williamson, Little Rock, for appellee.


HARRIS, Chief Justice.

This is a libel suit. Appellant was the operator and principal stockholder of Trinity Nursing Home in Little Rock. On July 16, 1959, Governor Orval Faubus released to news reporters at a special press conference a statement headed "Press Statement of Governor Faubus." This statement dealt with irregularities in nursing homes, and improper acts by nursing home proprietors. As far as the charges against appellant are concerned, the report dealt...

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