Legal Opinion
McGaw v. Webster
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided March 25, 1968No. 8258PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NOBLE, Justice.
William C. McGaw, editor of the “South-westerner,” a newspaper published by Saddlebag Press Publishing Co., Inc., brought an action in three counts against A. A. Webster, Jr. to recover compensatory and punitive damages on account of an alleged defamatory publication by letters sent to certain advertisers of the newspaper. Counts 2 and 3 of the complaint were dismissed by the court. A verdict of the jury awarded plaintiff corporation $20,000 compensatory damages, and judgment was entered pursuant to the verdict. This appeal followed. Plaintiff McGaw and the corporation…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Grant v. Reader's Digest Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Spanel v. PeglerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1947
- Utah State Farm Bureau Federation v. National Farmers Union Service Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
- Dillard v. ShattuckNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1932
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Reed v. MelnickNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1970
- Marchiondo v. New Mexico State Tribune Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1982
- Bookout v. GriffinNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1982
- Teilhaber Manufacturing Co. v. Unarco Materials StorageColorado Court of Appeals · 1990
- Monnin v. WoodNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1974
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