VODEHNAL v. GRAND ISLAND DAILY INDEPENDENT

No. 39295.

218 N.W.2d 220 (1974)

191 Neb. 836

Lucille VODEHNAL, Appellant, v. GRAND ISLAND DAILY INDEPENDENT, a corporation, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

May 16, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Wagoner, Grand Island, for appellant.

Kenneth H. Elson, Grand Island, for appellee.

Heard before WHITE, C. J., and SPENCER, BOSLAUGH, McCOWN, NEWTON, CLINTON, and BRODKEY, JJ.


NEWTON, Justice.

This is an action for libel. The trial court sustained a motion to make plaintiff's petition more definite and certain. Upon a willful failure by plaintiff to abide by the order of the court, the case was dismissed. We affirm the judgment of dismissal.

The alleged libel resulted from the publication of an item in defendant's newspaper wherein plaintiff was said to have been arrested and convicted on a misdemeanor charge. The court sustained...

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