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BROCATO v. MISSISSIPPI PUBLISHERS CORP.

No. 55847.

503 So.2d 241 (1987)

James V. BROCATO v. MISSISSIPPI PUBLISHERS CORPORATION, d/b/a the Clarion-Ledger/Jackson Daily News, Don Hoffman and Joe Doe and/or Xyz Corporation.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 18, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank D. Barber, Jackson, for appellant.

W. Scott Welch, III, Luther T. Munford, Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada, Jackson, for appellees.

En Banc.

PRATHER, Justice, for the Court:

I.

James V. Brocato filed suit in Hinds County Circuit Court on April 4, 1983, against the appellees alleging libel, invasion of privacy, and negligence per se. Brocato's claims were based on a newspaper article that appeared in the Sunday, April 4, 1982 edition of the Clarion Ledger/Jackson Daily News.

After extensive discovery, appellees filed a motion for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56, Mississippi Rules...

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