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CONTINENTAL CAS. CO. v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO.

No. 86-1281.

860 F.2d 970 (1988)

CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, an Illinois corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, a Missouri Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 18, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Minnis of Pierson, Ball & Dowd (David McCullough of Pierson, Ball & Dowd, Oklahoma City, Okl., and David Machanic and Michael Curtis of Pierson, Ball & Dowd, Washington, D.C., with him on the brief), Oklahoma City, Okl., for plaintiff-appellant.

Andrew M. Coats of Crowe & Dunlevy (Larry E. Joplin, Wesley C. Fredenburg, and Robert G. McCampbell, with him on the brief), Oklahoma City, Okl., for defendant-appellee.

Before SEYMOUR and McWILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and SAFFELS, District Judge.

SAFFELS, District Judge.

Plaintiff/appellant Continental Casualty Company (CNA) filed this lawsuit against Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (Southwestern Bell), stating causes of action for libel and tortious interference with contract based on statements published by Southwestern Bell to the effect that CNA denied valid insurance claims on numerous occasions. Immediately prior to trial, the district court held that the statements were not libel per se, and the...

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