BOSWELL v. PHOENIX NEWSPAPERS, INC.

No. 1 CA-CIV 6123.

152 Ariz. 1 (1985)

730 P.2d 178

Steve W. BOSWELL and Jim Mofford, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PHOENIX NEWSPAPERS, INC., and Arizona Corporation; and Edythe Jensen, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department A.

February 28, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marton, Halladay & Hall by Kraig J. Marton, Phoenix, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Gust, Rosenfeld, Divelbess & Henderson by James F. Henderson, Glen Hallman, Phoenix, for defendants-appellees.


OPINION

GRANT, Judge.

Appellants, Steve Boswell and Jim Mofford, brought a defamation action against Phoenix Newspapers, Inc., and reporter Edythe Jensen concerning an article published on April 2, 1977 in the Phoenix Gazette. The article, in part, erroneously claimed appellants had pled guilty to the charge of burglary in the second degree. A correction was published thereafter on April 4, 1977 indicating the mistake. After a trial to a jury the court entered...

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