E.W. SCRIPPS CO. v. CHOLMONDELAY


569 S.W.2d 700 (1978)

E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY, Vance Trimble, and Jim Blair, Appellants, v. Donnie CHOLMONDELAY, a minor, by and through his mother and next friend, Janet Carter, and Janet Carter, Individually, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

As Modified June 20, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rodney S. Bryson, Ware, Bryson, Nolan, West & Hiltz, Covington, Bruce W. Sanford, C. Michael Deese, Baker, Hostetler & Patterson, Cleveland, Ohio, for appellants.

Ronald R. Parry, Jolly, Johnson, Blau & Parry, Newport, for appellees.

Before HOWERTON, LESTER and WHITE, JJ.


HOWERTON, Judge.

This appeal arises from a libel judgment by the Kenton Circuit Court, jointly against the appellants, a publishing company, its editor and a reporter. The jury awarded the appellee $32,500.00 for compensatory damages, and $100,000.00 for punitive damages.

On April 18, 1974, the appellee, Donnie Cholmondelay (hereinafter referred to as Donnie), age 12, and Jeff Girdler (hereinafter referred to as Jeff), age 11, got into a fight. As Jeff proceeded...

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