Legal Opinion
Brown v. K.N.D. Corp.
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided May 20, 1986No. 3016PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDupont, C. J.
The plaintiff, Michael F. Brown, has appealed from a judgment rendered for the defendant Wilbur Smith, after a trial to the court. The plaintiff sought damages for libel arising from a statement made during a radio broadcast.1 The defendant K.N.D. Corporation was the owner and operator of radio station WKND, and the defendant Wilbur Smith was the host of a public affairs program on that station.2
The plaintiffs revised complaint alleged that on December 16,1979, the defendant Wilbur Smith made the following statement during a radio broadcast of “What’s On Your Mind” aired by WKND. “The [Ku…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Miles v. PerryConnecticut Appellate Court · 1987
- Brown v. Employer's Reinsurance Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Brown v. K.N.D. Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Lyons v. NicholsConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- Brown v. K.N.D. Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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