Appeal and Error — appealability — partial summary judgment — final judgment as to some claims — substantial right
The decision of the Court of Appeals dismissing as interlocutory appeals by both plaintiffs and defendants of an order granting partial summary judgment in an action for libel per se, class two libel, and libel per quod even though the trial court certified the case for immediate review under Rule 54(b) is reversed for the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion that (1) there was a final judgment as to one or more of plaintiffs' claims, and (2) the denial of defendants' summary judgment motion implicated defendants' First Amendment right to free speech and thus affected a substantial right.
PER CURIAM.
For the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion, the decision of the Court of Appeals is reversed and this case is remanded to that court to address the merits of the appeal.
REVERSED AND REMANDED.