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ADAMS v. FRONTIER BROADCASTING COMPANY

No. 4475.

555 P.2d 556 (1976)

Bob ADAMS, Appellant (Plaintiff below), v. FRONTIER BROADCASTING COMPANY, Appellee (Defendant below).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

October 21, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bob Adams, pro se.

Douglas Madison and Byron Hirst, Hirst, Applegate & Dray, Cheyenne, for appellee.

Before GUTHRIE, C.J., McCLINTOCK, THOMAS and ROSE, JJ., and ARMSTRONG, District Judge, Retired.

THOMAS, Justice.

The essential conflict to be resolved in this case occurs between the common law individual right to be free from defamation and the right of free speech preserved by both the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and Art. 1, § 20 of the Constitution of the State of Wyoming. Specifically, the Court is called to decide whether to adopt a rule requiring private censorship or deny damages to an individual for defamation. For the...

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