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WEST v. THOMSON NEWSPAPERS

No. 910066-CA.

835 P.2d 179 (1992)

Terry R. WEST, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. THOMSON NEWSPAPERS, d/b/a The Daily Spectrum, Don E. Hogun, Brent Goodey, and Rick Guldan, Defendants and Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

May 28, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry R. West, pro se.

Randy L. Dryer, Salt Lake City, for defendants and appellees.

Patrick A. Shea and Scott M. Matheson, Jr., Salt Lake City, for amicus curiae Soc. of Professional Journalists.

Before BENCH, GARFF and JACKSON, JJ.

OPINION

BENCH, Presiding Judge:

Terry West appeals the dismissal of his libel claims against the defendants. West brought suit for statements made in three different articles published in The Daily Spectrum newspaper. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

BACKGROUND

Appellee Rick Guldan, a reporter for The Daily Spectrum, wrote two articles that were critical of West, the mayor of the small Utah town of La Verkin. Among other...

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