MIKAN v. VALLEY PUB., INC.

No. 37-722; CA No. 11122.

589 P.2d 1201 (1979)

38 Or.App. 287

Emil MIKAN and Elizabeth Mikan, Husband and Wife, Appellants, v. VALLEY PUBLISHING, Inc., D/B/a Tigard Times, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided January 29, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger L. Hill, Tigard, argued the cause and filed a brief for appellants.

Elizabeth K. Reeve, of Souther, Spaulding, Kinsey, Williamson & Schwabe, Portland, argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief was Ridgway K. Foley, Jr., Portland.

Before SCHWAB, C.J., GILLETTE and ROBERTS, JJ., and HOLMAN, J., Pro Tem.


HOLMAN, Judge Pro Tem.

Plaintiffs are the parents of a daughter aged 16 who was charged in juvenile court with acts which, if committed by an adult, would have constituted crimes. They were (1) unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, and (2) hit and run driving. Defendant, a newspaper, published news articles identifying the daughter by name, giving the names of plaintiffs as her parents and their address, and stating that...

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