SPARKS v. BOONE


560 S.W.2d 236 (1977)

Harry M. SPARKS, Appellant, v. Jimmy BOONE, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

December 23, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nat Ryan Hughes, Murray, for appellant.

Henry O. Whitlow, Thomas B. Russell, Threlkeld, Whitlow & Roberts, Paducah, for appellee.

Before HOWERTON, COOPER and HAYES, JJ.


HOWERTON, Judge.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict dismissing appellant Sparks's libel action against the appellee Boone.

In May 1975, appellant was one of three candidates for state senator in the Democratic primary. Appellant had previously served as Superintendent of Public Instruction for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, an elected office, and he had also served as President of Murray State University until his retirement on September 15, 1973.

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