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HOLDEN v. PIONEER BROADCASTING CO. ET AL

228 Or. 405 (1961)

365 P.2d 845

HOLDEN v. PIONEER BROADCASTING COMPANY ET AL

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Reargued September 6, 1961.

Affirmed October 18, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip A. Levin, Portland, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief were Rader & Kitson, Portland, and Peterson & Lent, Portland.

James H. Clarke, Portland, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Koerner, Young, McColloch & Dezendorf and Wayne Hilliard, Portland.

Before ROSSMAN, J., presiding, and WARNER, PERRY, SLOAN, O'CONNELL, GOODWIN and LUSK, Justices.

AFFIRMED.

O'CONNELL, J.

This is an action to recover damages for an alleged libelous statement made by defendants during a television broadcast. The defendant company is the owner of the television station; the individual defendants are the news director and announcer respectively.

The complaint alleges "[t]hat on or about the 30th day of January, 1959, on a certain news broadcast over said television station, Defendants, and each of them, did broadcast...

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