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DENNY v. MERTZ

No. 80-436.

100 Wis.2d 332 (1981)

302 N.W.2d 503

William A. DENNY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Orville R. MERTZ and McGraw-Hill, Inc., Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided January 15, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff-appellant there was a brief by Denny and Yanisch of Milwaukee. Of counsel was James J. Kriva. Oral argument by William Denny.

For the defendants-respondents there were briefs by Don Peterson of Minahan & Peterson, S.C., of Milwaukee and L. C. Hammond and David B. Kern of Quarles & Brady of Milwaukee. Oral argument by Don Peterson and L. C. Hammond.

Before Moser, P.J., Scott, J., and Donlin, J.

MOSER, P.J.

William A. Denny (Denny) appeals from summary judgments dismissing his libel claims against McGraw-Hill, Inc. (McGraw-Hill) and Orville R. Mertz (Mertz). Judgment in favor of McGraw-Hill was entered February 27, 1980, and judgment in favor of Mertz was entered March 3, 1980. The trial court determined that Denny "thrust himself to the forefront" of a public controversy and was therefore required to establish that an allegedly libelous statement was made...

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