SELLERS v. OKLAHOMA PUB. CO.

No. 58281.

687 P.2d 116 (1984)

Jack B. SELLERS, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. The OKLAHOMA PUBLISHING COMPANY and Jack Taylor, Defendant/Appellee.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied September 26, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe A. Moore, Memphis, Tenn., for plaintiff/appellant.

James P. Linn, Raymond E. Tompkins, Russell Von Creel of Linn, Helms, Kirk & Burkett, Oklahoma City, for defendant/appellee.


SIMMS, Vice Chief Justice:

Appeal from an order granting defendant's motion for summary judgment in a defamation action. Appellant, Jack B. Sellers (hereinafter referred to as plaintiff) filed suit against defendant-appellee, Oklahoma Publishing Company (defendant) seeking damages for the publication of an allegedly defamatory news article.

Generally, plaintiff alleged that defendant had published a false and defamatory...

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