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AUSTIN v. MEMPHIS PUB. CO.

621 S.W.2d 397 (1981)

Emmy AUSTIN and William L. Austin, Sr., next of kin of William L. Austin, Jr., Appellees, v. MEMPHIS PUBLISHING COMPANY, the Commercial Appeal and Memphis Press-Scimitar, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section.

Permission to Appeal Denied September 21, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon P. McCalla and S. Russell Headrick, Memphis, for appellants.

Robert M. Johnson and Patrick M. Ardis, Memphis, for appellees.

Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court September 21, 1981.

MATHERNE, Judge.

This appeal involves T.C.A. § 24-1-208, the Shield Law which grants to news media a qualified protection from producing certain information and sources of information.

The parties seeking the information are plaintiffs in a tort action pending in Shelby County, Tennessee, styled Emmy Austin and William L. Austin, Sr., next of kin of William Austin, Jr. v. County...

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