PIGG v. ASHLEY COUNTY NEWSPAPER, INC.

No. 5-6138.

489 S.W.2d 17 (1973)

James PIGG, Appellant, v. ASHLEY COUNTY NEWSPAPER, INC., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

January 15, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Barker, Jr., Hamburg, for appellant.

Richard E. Griffin, Crossett, for appellee.


BROWN, Justice.

This suit in libel was instituted by appellant for the publication by appellee of an unsigned letter to the editor. Appellant contended the article accused him of indecent exposure. The appeal is from the granting of a demurrer to the complaint.

In determining whether the content was libelous we must construe the entire article. Skaggs v. Johnson, 105 Ark. 254, 150 S.W. 1036 (1912). Before appellant can recover there must be a libelous statement...

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