VACHET v. CENTRAL NEWSPAPERS, INC.

No. 86-1106.

816 F.2d 313 (1987)

Michael Allen VACHET, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CENTRAL NEWSPAPERS, INC., a Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 8, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guy E. McGaughey, Jr., McGaughey & McGaughey, Lawrenceville, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert P. Johnstone, Barnes & Thornburt, Indianapolis, Ind., for defendant-appellee.

Before WOOD, POSNER, and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity suit, appellant Michael Vachet filed a libel claim against Central Newspapers. He claimed that the newspaper had falsely reported that he had been arrested and charged with a criminal offense involving moral turpitude. The district court granted the newspaper's motion for summary judgment based on its defense of substantial truth. We affirm.

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