LEWIS v. McGRAW-HILL BROADCASTING

No. 90CA1834.

832 P.2d 1118 (1992)

Linda Ann LEWIS and Dwayne Lewis, individually, and on Behalf of Their Minor Child, Tasha Lewis, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. McGRAW-HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC., a Colorado corporation, d/b/a Channel 7 News, and News Reporter, Lynn Setzer, individually and as agent for McGraw-Hill, and Ernie Bjorkman as the agent for McGraw-Hill, Defendants-Appellees.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. V.

As Modified June 23, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Smith & Schaffer, C. Lamont Smith, Denver, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Holland & Hart, A. Bruce Jones, William Corwin, Denver, for defendants-appellees.


Opinion by Judge REED.

Plaintiffs, Linda Ann Lewis, Dwayne Lewis, and Tasha Lewis, appeal the summary judgment dismissing their complaint for defamation against defendants, McGraw-Hill Broadcasting Company, Inc., d/b/a Channel 7 News; Lynn Setzer; and Ernie Bjorkman. We affirm.

On June 10, 1989, plaintiff Linda Ann Lewis was forcibly arrested for shoplifting by security personnel at a J.C. Penney Co.'s store in Aurora, Colorado. She was subsequently convicted...

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