STEERE v. CUPP

No. 49,858

226 Kan. 566 (1979)

602 P.2d 1267

MYRON S. STEERE, Appellant, v. RODERICK B. CUPP, et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed November 15, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morris D. Hildreth, of Becker, Hildreth, Eastman & Gossard, of Coffeyville, argued the cause and was on the brief for the appellant.

Robert E. Northrip, of Shook, Hardy & Bacon, of Kansas City, Missouri, argued the cause and John T. Martin and Sam L. Colville, of the same firm, and George A. Lowe, of Lowe, Terry & Roberts, of Olathe, were with him on the brief for the appellee The Kansas City Star Company.

Milton P. Allen, of Allen & Cooley, of Lawrence, argued the cause and was on the brief for the appellee The World Company.

Thomas Ruzicka, of Breyfogle, Gardner, Davis & Kreamer, of Olathe, argued the cause and Robert W. Green, of Robert W. Green, Chartered, of Ottawa, and William H. Sanders, of Blackwell, Sanders, Matheny, Weary & Lombardi, of Kansas City, Missouri, were with him on the brief for the appellees Ottawa Herald, Inc., Robert B. Wellington and Harris Enterprises, Inc.

Larry J. Tyrl, of James, Odegard, Millert & Houdek, of Kansas City, Missouri, argued the cause and J.D. James, of the same firm, and Edward M. Boyle, of Payne & Jones, Chartered, of Olathe, and Richard N. Winfield and Andrew M. Low, of Rogers & Wells, of New York, New York, were with him on the brief for the appellee the Associated Press.

John L. Richeson, of Anderson, Byrd & Richeson, of Ottawa, argued the cause and was on the brief for the appellees Roderick B. Cupp, Edwina W. Cupp, B.H. Brewer d/b/a Ottawa Broadcasting Company; and Ken MacNevin.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

HERD, J.:

This is an action for libel arising out of publication of a series of articles regarding the events surrounding plaintiff Myron S. Steere's defense of Nellie L. Schoonover in a trial for first degree murder and his subsequent public censure by this court. Defendants in this action are Roderick B. Cupp, Edwina W. Cupp, B.H. Brewer d/b/a Ottawa Broadcasting Company...

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