Legal Opinion
Harlan E. Orr v. The Argus-Press Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 19, 1978No. 76-2206PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
In this diversity case, following a jury trial in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, appellant, the Argus-Press Company, was found liable for $5,000 compensatory damages and $15,-000 punitive damages for publishing an allegedly libelous article regarding the indictment and arrest of Harlan Orr, appellee, on charges of securities fraud. We conclude that “actual malice” is the standard to be applied in the present case, both under the “qualified privilege” developed at common law in the courts of Michigan and under the first amendment,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Affiliated Ute Citizens of Utah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Assn., Inc. v. BreslerSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by107 opinions
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- Bruno & Stillman, Inc. v. Globe Newspaper Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
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