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ORR v. ARGUS-PRESS CO.

No. 76-2206.

586 F.2d 1108 (1978)

Harlan E. ORR, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The ARGUS-PRESS COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided October 19, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DesJardins & DesJardins, Jerry L. DesJardins, Owosso, Mich., for defendant-appellant.

James J. Kobza, Muskegon, Mich., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before PHILLIPS, Chief Judge, and CELEBREZZE and MERRITT, Circuit Judges.

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity case, following a jury trial in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, appellant, the Argus-Press Company, was found liable for $5,000 compensatory damages and $15,000 punitive damages for publishing an allegedly libelous article regarding the indictment and arrest of Harlan Orr, appellee, on charges of securities fraud. We conclude that "actual malice" is the standard to be applied in the present...

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