RUEBKE v. GLOBE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.

No. 59,878

241 Kan. 595 (1987)

738 P.2d 1246

ARNOLD L. RUEBKE, JR., Appellant, v. GLOBE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, d/b/a STARTLING DETECTIVE MAGAZINE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed June 12, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Rome, of Hutchinson, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellant.

Paul M. Levy, of Deutsch, Levy & Engel, Chtd., of Chicago, Illinois, argued the cause, and Scott J. Gunderson, of Kahrs, Nelson, Fanning, Hite & Kellogg, of Wichita, was with him on the brief for appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

LOCKETT, J.:

The plaintiff, Arnold Ruebke, Jr., contends that the defendant libeled him in a March 1985 magazine article. The Reno County District Court granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment. The plaintiff appeals.

Appellee, Globe Communications Corporation (Globe), publishes a crime magazine, Startling Detective, sold throughout the United States on a bi-monthly basis. In March 1985, Arnold Ruebke...

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