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McCALL v. COURIER-JOURNAL & LOUISVILLE TIMES

623 S.W.2d 882 (1981)

John Tim McCALL, Movant, v. COURIER-JOURNAL AND LOUISVILLE TIMES COMPANY, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied December 15, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward M. Post, Taustine, Post, Berman, Fineman & Kohn, Louisville, for movant.

Edgar A. Zingman, Sheryl G. Snyder, Raymond M. Burse, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, Louisville, for respondents.

OPINION OF THE COURT

The general problem to be addressed on this appeal is the tort liability of print media to private citizens for the publication of defamatory statements and for the invasion of their right of privacy. The specific issue to be decided deals with such liability for the contents of an article appearing in the Louisville Times, a daily newspaper of substantial circulation distributed primarily in Jefferson County, Kentucky.

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