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WIEGEL v. CAPITAL TIMES CO.

No. 86-2239.

145 Wis.2d 71 (1988)

426 N.W.2d 43

Joseph G. WIEGEL, Plaintiff-Appellant and Cross-Respondent, v. The CAPITAL TIMES COMPANY, a Wisconsin corporation, Defendant-Respondent and Cross-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided April 21, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff-appellant and cross-respondent the cause was submitted on the briefs of W. Dan Bell, Jr. and Jeffrey D. Boldt, and Bell Law Offices, S.C., of Madison.

For the defendant-respondent and cross-appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of Brady C. Williamson and Robert J. Dreps, and LaFollette & Sinykin, of Madison.

Before Dykman, Eich and Sundby, JJ.

EICH, J.

Joseph Wiegel appeals from a summary judgment dismissing his libel action against the Capital Times Company, publisher of a Madison daily newspaper, The Capital Times. The newspaper cross-appeals from orders denying its motions (a) for partial summary judgment, (b) to dismiss Wiegel's claim for punitive damages, and (c) to strike portions of affidavits submitted by Wiegel in response to the summary judgment motions.

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