WINTERS v. MORGAN

No. 49929.

576 P.2d 1152 (1978)

Leo WINTERS, Appellant, v. William MORGAN, Andrew Morgan and Hughes County Publishing Company, Inc., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied April 19, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl Michael Smith, Oklahoma City, for appellant.

Daugherty & Heath, Holdenville, for appellees.


BARNES, Justice:

Leo Winters (Winters), Appellant, brought suit for libel against William Morgan, Andrew Morgan, and Hughes County Publishing Co., Inc. (newspaper), Appellees. The libel is based on a published editorial. Trial Court sustained a general demurrer to the petition, and subsequently dismissed with prejudice. Winters appeals.

This appeal deals with the principal issue of the sufficiency of the petition. That petition identifies the parties defendant...

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