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LONG v. COOPER

No. 87-7254.

848 F.2d 1202 (1988)

James N. LONG, an individual, and Long's Electronics, Inc., a corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Robert S. COOPER, an individual, d/b/a Coop's Satellite Digest; and West Indies Video, Ltd., a corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 8, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick & Lacy, P.C., J. Vernon Patrick, Jr., Lisa J. Collins, Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Hollinger F. Barnard, Johnston, Barton, Proctor, Swedlaw & Naff, Gilbert E. Johnston, Jr., James C. Barton, Birmingham, Ala., for defendants-appellees.

Before ANDERSON, EDMONDSON and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

The issue before us on appeal is whether the district court correctly held that appellants James Long and Long's Electronics are limited public figures. We conclude that appellants are private figures and therefore we vacate the summary judgment entered in favor of appellees Robert Cooper and West Indies Video, Ltd.

This case arises from an editorial column which appeared in the January 1, 1985, edition of Coop's Satellite Digest, a bi-monthly...

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