Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied June 4, 1981.
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
The jury rendered a verdict for plaintiff in this Tennessee libel case, and defendant raises three questions on appeal: (1) Was plaintiff a public figure so that a malice standard rather than a negligence standard applies? (2) If a private figure, does plaintiff have the burden of proving the falsity of the defamatory statement, or does defendant have the burden of proving its truth...
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