HOPEWELL v. MIDCONTINENT BROADCASTING

No. 18695.

538 N.W.2d 780 (1995)

Richard HOPEWELL, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. MIDCONTINENT BROADCASTING CORPORATION d/b/a Keloland News, Steve Hemmingsen, Jessica Armstrong, John Doe A, John Doe B, John Doe D and John Doe E, Defendants and Appellees.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided October 18, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Hopewell, pro se.

Timothy M. Gebhart of Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, Sioux Falls, for defendants and appellees.


GORS, Circuit Judge.

FACTS

In 1990, Richard Hopewell ran for Second Circuit judge in Sioux Falls against the incumbent, Gene Paul Kean. Hopewell said some nasty things1 about Judge Kean, which were not true. Jessica Armstrong and Steve Hemmingsen broadcast some nasty things about Hopewell on KELO TV, which were true2. KELO ran this news story at 6 p.m....

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