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ZACCHINI v. SCRIPPS-HOWARD BROADCASTING CO.

No. 75-995.

54 Ohio St. 2d 286 (1978)

ZACCHINI, APPELLEE, v. SCRIPPS-HOWARD BROADCASTING CO., APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 24, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Spangenberg, Shibley, Traci & Lancione and Mr. John C. Lancione, for appellee.

Messrs. Baker, Hostetler & Patterson, Mr. Ezra K. Bryan, Mr. Don H. Pace and Mr. Lawrence V. Lindberg, for appellant.

Per Curiam.

The legal dispute central to this cause arose when a television station owned by appellant, the Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Company, showed, as a part of its evening news program, a film clip of appellee, Hugo Zacchini, performing his human cannonball act at the Geauga County Fair. In Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co. (1976), 47 Ohio St.2d 224, 351 N.E.2d 454, this court reinstated...

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