Legal Opinion
Sprague v. Walter
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 31, 1986No. 01139PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POPOVICH, Judge:
This is an appeal from a judgment of 4.5 million dollars entered against Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. (PNI) 1 following a trial by jury in which the then First Assistant District Attorney of Philadelphia, Richard A. Sprague, was found to be defamed. We reverse in part and affirm in part.
PNI asks us to review the order of the trial court, affirmed by a pourt en banc, denying its motion for a new trial and/or judgment non obstante veredicto.
We will first deal with the denial of a new trial. The standard on which our review is premised in granting or refusing a new trial is one…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Branzburg v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Larsen v. Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Sprague v. WalterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Curran v. Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- DiSalle v. P.G. Publishing Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Neish v. Beaver Newspapers, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
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