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SAXTON v. ARKANSAS GAZETTE CO.

No. 78-19.

569 S.W.2d 115 (1978)

John SAXTON, Appellant, v. ARKANSAS GAZETTE CO. and Carol Griffee, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas, In Banc.

Rehearing Denied September 11, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles S. Gibson, Dermott, for appellant.

Kent R. Foster, Phillip Carroll, Little Rock, for appellees.

HOLT, Justice.

Appellant brought suit against appellees to recover compensatory and punitive damages for libel. In the process of discovery, appellant sought the identity of a source of information referred to by appellee Griffee, a reporter, in articles written by her and published in the appellee Arkansas Gazette. Griffee refused to reveal her source stating the identity was privileged. Appellant filed a pretrial motion to compel discovery. After a hearing, the...

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