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- Title: Brown v. Herald Co.
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- Release Date : January 03, 1983
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 52 KB
Description
Appellant Theodis Brown filed suit on April 29, 1982, against the Globe Democrat. His complaint incorporated an article printed in the Globe on July 31, 1980, and alleged that the article was false and defamatory. The district court1 denied Brown's motion for summary judgment and the Globe's motion to dismiss. Later, the district court granted the Globe's motion for summary judgment. Brown appeals both the denial of his motion for summary judgment and the grant of the Globe's motion for summary judgment. The article concerns Brown's candidacy for St. Louis County sheriff in 1980. Brown's primary charge is that the Globe maliciously and recklessly printed false statements about his record as a St. Louis City police officer.2 The article stated in part: