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JACOBSON v. ROCHESTER COMMUNICATIONS

No. C9-87-442.

410 N.W.2d 830 (1987)

Donald D. JACOBSON, Respondent, v. ROCHESTER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, INC., d.b.a. KWEB Radio Station, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

August 21, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy R. Murphy, Audrey A. Zibelman, St. Paul, for appellant.

Richard W. Johnson, Red Wing, for respondent.

Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.

WAHL, Justice.

Respondent Donald Jacobson filed suit against petitioner Rochester Communications Corporation, Incorporated (KWEB) alleging he was defamed by an erroneous statement made in a radio news broadcast. Respondent sought compensatory and punitive damages. KWEB filed a motion for summary judgment, arguing that Jacobson was a limited purpose public figure and made no showing of malice. The trial court ruled that respondent was a private defamation plaintiff...

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