HARRISON v. WASHINGTON POST CO.

No. 12546.

391 A.2d 781 (1978)

Darryl HARRISON, Appellant, v. The WASHINGTON POST COMPANY et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 1, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel J. Lowe, Washington, D. C., with whom Clinton W. Chapman, Washington, D. C., was on brief, for appellant.

John B. Kuhns, Washington, D. C., with whom Lon S. Babby, Washington, D. C., was on brief, for appellees.

Before KELLY, NEBEKER and FERREN, Associate Judges.


KELLY, Associate Judge:

This appeal is from an order in the trial court granting summary judgment in favor of the appellees on appellant Darryl Harrison's complaint seeking damages for defamation of character and invasion of privacy.1 We affirm.

Appellant's causes of action were based on a March 29, 1974, evening telecast by WTOP-TV of a film strip with spoken commentary. The appellees broadcast a news report of a bank robbery...

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