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FURGASON v. CLAUSEN

No. 10841.

785 P.2d 242 (1989)

109 N.M. 331

James M. FURGASON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Christopher CLAUSEN and Donrey, Inc., a Nevada Corporation, authorized to do business in New Mexico as Donrey Outdoor Advertising Company, also dba Donrey Media Group dba and/or publishing the Alamogordo Daily News, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied December 5, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa K. Durrett, Charles W. Durrett, Durrett, Jordan & Durrett, P.C., Alamogordo, for plaintiff-appellant.

Frank K. Wilson, Rory L. Rank, Wilson & Rank, Alamogordo, for defendants-appellees.

OPINION

DONNELLY, Judge.

Appellant James M. Furgason appeals from an order granting summary judgment and dismissing his complaint for libel against defendants Christopher Clausen, Donrey, Inc., and the Alamogordo Daily News for publishing a false report of his arrest. We discuss: (1) whether the court erred in determining that the publication in question was protected by the fair-report privilege; (2) whether the district court erred in determining the status...

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