2017Da282704 Correction Report, Compensation for Damages

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A person shall be appointed.

Law Firm Roon, Attorneys Oh Jeong-soo and Kang Jong-Un, Counsel for defendant-appellant-appellee

B A.

Law Firm Dongyang, Attorney Kim Young-il, Counsel for the plaintiff-appellant-appellee)

Seoul High Court Decision 2017 42036916, 201742036930 decided October 27, 2017

(Joint) 2017 42036923 (Joint) Judgment

October 17, 2019

1. The appeal is dismissed.

2. The costs of appeal are assessed against the Plaintiff.

The grounds of appeal are examined.

1. As to the corrective report and claim for damages

On the grounds indicated in its reasoning, the lower court dismissed the Plaintiff’s claim for the corrective report based on the premise that the factual assertion stated in the article of this case is false, and the Defendant, on the ground that the posting of the article of this case for the public interest purpose of criticisming the social officer, citizens’ tax, and misleading, etc. of senior executives in the Ministry of Education, rejected the Plaintiff’s claim for damages by deeming that the above reporting act was not unlawful. Examining the relevant legal principles and records, the lower court did not err in its judgment by misapprehending the rules of evidence or by misapprehending

2. As to the claim for a counterargument report

The lower court rejected the claim for the counterargument report of this case on the grounds stated in its reasoning. Examining the relevant legal principles and records, the lower court did not err in its judgment by misapprehending the legal doctrine on the claim for counterargument report as otherwise alleged in the grounds of appeal.

3. Conclusion

Therefore, the appeal is dismissed, and the costs of appeal are assessed against the losing party. It is so decided as per Disposition by the assent of all participating Justices on the bench.

Justices Park Sang-ok

Justices Noh Jeong-chul

Jeju High Court Decision 201No. 50

Justices Kim In-bok