Legal Opinion
Marshall v. Munro
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided January 29, 1993No. S-4548PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COMPTON, Justice.
This case involves claims of defamation, interference with contract and breach of contract by Reverend Samuel Marshall against Reverend Neil Munro. The superi- or court dismissed the claims on First Amendment grounds. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 1
Marshall is an ordained minister of the United Presbyterian Church of America. He was employed as the Interim Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Anchorage for two years, ending in March 1990. Marshall then travelled to Kentucky and Tennessee to seek employment with another…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Watson v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Serbian Eastern Orthodox Diocese for United States and Canada v. MilivojevichSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Guin v. HaAlaska Supreme Court · 1979
- Kedroff v. Saint Nicholas Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church in North AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Mrs. Billie B. McCLURE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the SALVATION ARMY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by20 opinions
- Heard v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
- Higgs v. BoleSupreme Court of Alabama · 2012
- Van Osdol v. VogtSupreme Court of Colorado · 1996
- Jae-Woo Cha v. Korean Presbyterian ChurchSupreme Court of Virginia · 2001
- Will McRaney v. N Amer Mission Bd So BaptistCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2020
15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.