WATTS v. DES MOINES REGISTER AND TRIBUNE

Civ. No. 78-400-1.

525 F.Supp. 1311 (1981)

Frank S. WATTS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. DES MOINES REGISTER AND TRIBUNE, et al., Defendants. Minneapolis Star & Tribune Co., Intervenor Defendant.

United States District Court, S. D. Iowa, C. D.

November 17, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Scism, Scalise, Scism, Gentry, Brick & Brick, John D. Hudson, Des Moines, Iowa, for plaintiffs.

James Rayhill and Robert M. Riggs, Carter, Ledyard & Milburn, New York City, Glenn L. Smith and Robert Riley, Des Moines, Iowa, for defendant Directors.

James E. Cooney and Richard G. Santi, Des Moines, Iowa, for corporation defendant.

Gary G. Gerlach, Michael Guidicessi and Barbara M. Mack, J. Michael Downey, Des Moines, Iowa, William R. Busch Jr. and Duane W. Krohnke, Minneapolis, Minn., and Thomas D. Hanson, Des Moines, Iowa, for intervenor-defendant.


RULING AND ORDER

STUART, Chief Judge.

This matter is before the Court pursuant to the following motions filed by plaintiffs, the individual defendants and the corporate defendant, all of which came on for hearing before the Court on June 11, 1981: (1) Motion for summary judgment on Counts 5, 6, 7, and 8 of the amended complaint, filed by the defendant Register and Tribune Co. (R & T) on March 2, 1981; (2) motion for summary judgment as to Counts 1 through...

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