Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Mason
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 15, 1972No. Appeals, 76 and 77PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Packel, J.,
The appellant was found guilty of maliciously libeling two judges, a district attorney, an editor and chairman of a water authority, and a businessman and chairman of a sewer authority. Some samples of appellant’s statements are:
*455“Ruble left the country, really, He’s spending Mifflin County money in Europe.”
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“Brower is a perfect out-law.
“James H. Brower, president of the Lehman/Siegel ghost corporation, is a crook’s crook.
“Jim Brower Is a Super Crook.
“Maybe we should make Judge Lehman serve the sentences of those who he lets off illegally, Judge Lehman, Like that…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Commonwealth v. SilvermanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MasonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Martorano AppealSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. MasonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth v. MasonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Martorano AppealSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973