Legal Opinion
Reardon v. News-Journal Company
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided October 6, 1960No. 25, 1960PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bramhall, J.:
Two questions are presented by this appeal: (1) Does the complaint state a cause of action for libel?; and (2) Does the complaint state a cause of action for invasion of the right of privacy?
Plaintiff’s complaint is based upon a newspaper article published by defendant on May 21, 1959, based upon certain criticism of plaintiff, a Judge of the Family Court of New Castle County, at a meeting of the Board of the Youth Services Commission, a commission first appointed by the Governor on July 22, 1957, by virtue of the provisions of 31 Del. C. § 5101 et seq. The purpose of the Act…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Snavely v. BoothSuperior Court of Delaware · 1935
- Klein v. Sunbeam Corp.Superior Court of Delaware · 1952
- Shubert v. Variety, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1926
- Brinkley v. FishbeinSupreme Court of Kansas · 1932
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Fernandes v. TenbruggencateHawaii Supreme Court · 1982
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