MEMPHIS PUB. CO. v. NICHOLS


569 S.W.2d 412 (1978)

MEMPHIS PUBLISHING CO., Petitioner, v. Ruth Ann NICHOLS and Bobby Lee Nichols, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

July 31, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leo Bearman, Jr., Memphis, for petitioner.

Richard J. Ryan, Sr., Richard Joseph Ryan, Jr., Nancy E. Ryan, Memphis, for respondents.


OPINION

BROCK, Justice.

On June 5, 1971, the following news article appeared in the Memphis Press-Scimitar:

"WOMAN HURT BY GUNSHOT "Mrs. Ruth A. Nichols, 164 Eastview, was treated at St. Joseph Hospital for a bullet wound in her arm after a shooting at her home, police said. "A 40-year-old woman was held by police in connection with the shooting with a .22 rifle. Police said a shot was also fired at the suspect...

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