Jersey Johnson Vs Columbia Broadcasting System Case Study

Jersey Johnson v. Columbia Broadcasting System In the Jersey Johnson v. Columbia Broadcasting System, there is a lot evidence that provides information to create justifiable arguments against the plaintiff side. There is also a lot of evidence that hurts the defense side in this case, but all of those points can be rebutled using witness statements and exhibits. The sole argument of the defense side is to prove that the Columbia Broadcasting System did not intended to cause or did cause any emotional distress while broadcasting “The War of the World's.” The defense also has to prove that the Columbia Broadcasting System did not have extreme or outrageous conduct by broadcasting. One of the strongest arguments of the defense side is, the CBS announced the broadcast was fictional once at the beginning of the broadcast. Two other announcements were also made during the broadcast in 40 minute intervals. This is a rebuttal against the Plaintiff side, because they are going to bring up the point that neither Jersey Johnson or Logan St. Clair heard any announcements during the program. If they had listen to the whole program before turning off their radio, then they would have been clearly aware of the
Columbia Broadcasting System. Kendall Hancock, the representative of the Columbia Broadcasting System, states this in her witness statement. There were also no other instances of people taking the extreme measures that Jersey Johnson and Logan St. Clair did by hiding themselves in the cellar for six weeks until Officer Edgar came and found them. The other people who thought the broadcast could be real took the initiative to call the sheriff's department and asked if the broadcast was fictional. This shows that Jersey Johnson and Logan St. Clair acted irrationally by jumping to conclusions too quickly, especially because they did not listen to the whole