Legal Opinion
Stem v. Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Tennessee
Decided September 23, 1994No. 93-1135PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT
TODD, District Judge.
Plaintiff Billy Stem, d/b/a Crown Manufacturing, filed this defamation action against Defendant Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc., a/k/a Nashville Offset, d/b/a The Jackson Sun. The allegedly defamatory statement published in The Jackson Sun was based on the contents of an affidavit filed in support of a search warrant in a criminal case. Defendant has moved for summary judgment on the grounds that (1) the publication of the statement is privileged…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,768 Phil A. Street and Clyde H. Street v. J.C. Bradford & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Alpine Industries v. Cowles Pub. Co.Court of Appeals of Washington · 2002
- Alpine Industries Computers, Inc. v. Cowles Publishing Co.Court of Appeals of Washington · 2002
- Smith v. ReedCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1996
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