GRANGER v. TIME, INC.

No. 13579.

568 P.2d 535 (1977)

Jeffrey GRANGER and David Granger, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. TIME, INC., a corporation, Defendant and Respondent. Phoebe Ann GOLD, Dr. Allan J. Gold, Ernest P. Cohen, Jesse M. Cohen, Oliver R. Levy, J.M. Sherick and Diane M. Sherick, husband and wife, and Jodi, Inc., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. TIME, INC., a corporation, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided August 30, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henningsen, Purcell & Genzberger, Rex F. Henningsen (appeared), Corette, Smith & Dean, Kendrick Smith (argued), Butte, for plaintiffs and appellants.

Crowley, Haughey, Hanson, Gallagher & Toole, Bruce R. Toole (argued), Billings, Harold R. Medina, Jr. (argued), New York City, for defendant and respondent.


HATFIELD, Chief Justice.

Plaintiffs appeal from the district court's ruling in this libel action granting defendant's motions for summary judgment.

Defendant, Time, Inc., publishes a national weekly news magazine. The subject of this lawsuit concerns an article which defendant published in its September 22, 1975, issue, entitled "Into the Pit". The article described how the City of Butte, which owed its birth...

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