HEIN v. LACY

No. 50,769

228 Kan. 249 (1980)

616 P.2d 277

RONALD R. HEIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STERLING E. LACY, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed July 18, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald R. Hein, pro se, argued the cause and was on the brief for the plaintiff-appellant.

Charles R. Hay, of Goodell, Stratton, Edmonds, Palmer and Wright, of Topeka, and Thomas O. Rost, of Rost and Rost, of Topeka, argued the cause, and Thomas E. Wright, of Goodell, Stratton, Edmonds, Palmer and Wright, was with them on the brief for the defendant-appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

PRAGER, J.:

This is an action to recover damages for an alleged libel, arising from the publication and distribution of a brochure in the closing days of the 1978 primary election campaign. The plaintiff, Ronald R. Hein, was and is the Kansas state senator from the 20th Senatorial District, Shawnee County, Kansas. At the time of the publication, he was a candidate for the Republican nomination for the Second Congressional...

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