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SPECIAL FORCE MINISTRIES v. WCCO T.V.

No. CX-97-2220.

584 N.W.2d 789 (1998)

SPECIAL FORCE MINISTRIES, et al., Respondents, v. WCCO TELEVISION, a subsidiary of CBS Inc., et al., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

October 13, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul A. Sortland, Sortland Law Office, Minneapolis, MN (for respondents)

John P. Borger, Eric E. Jorstad, Faegre & Benson LLP, Minneapolis, MN; and Susanna M. Lowy, Anthony M. Bongiorno, New York, N.Y. (for appellants)

Considered and decided by KLAPHAKE, P.J., and SHUMAKER and NORTON, JJ.

OPINION

NORTON, Judge.*

Respondents brought this action alleging fraud, trespass, and defamation, after appellants broadcast a news story about respondents. Appellants moved to dismiss the complaint under Minn. R. Civ. P. 12. The district court denied the motion, but ordered respondents to file an amended complaint stating their claims with more particularity.

Appellants then moved for summary judgment, arguing that dismissal...

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